Epidemiological measurement of children's and adolescents' exposure to community violence: Working with the current state of the science

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-342

  Brandt, René ^a,b   Ward, Catherine L ^a,b   Dawes, Andrew ^a,b   Flisher, Alan J ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Community violence; Exposure; Measures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33644922693     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-005-8811-4     Document Type: Article

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