The measurement of children's exposure to violence: A rasch analysis

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 187-194

  Kindlon, Daniel J ^a   Wright, Benjamin D ^a   Raudenbush, Stephen W ^a   Earls, Felton ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Measurement; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746379110     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1234-988x(199612)6:4<187::aid-mpr161>3.3.co;2-a     Document Type: Article

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