A cross-national study of violence-related behaviors in adolescents

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 539-544

  Smith Khuri, Eleanor ^a   Iachan, Ronaldo ^b   Scheidt, Peter C ^a   Overpeck, Mary D ^c   Gabhainn, Saoirse Nic ^d   Pickett, William ^e   Harel, Yossi ^f  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c Maternal and Child Health Bureau   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HUMAN; INJURY; IRRITABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; ISRAEL; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PORTUGAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2642517203     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.6.539     Document Type: Article

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