Correlates of gun involvement and aggressiveness among adolescents

Youth and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-213

  Ding, Cody S ^a   Nelsen, Edward A ^b   Lassonde, Cynthia T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 26044443993     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004411802237863     Document Type: Article

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