Girls and weapons: An international study of the perpetration of violence

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 788-801

  Erickson, Patricia G ^a   Butters, Jennifer E ^b   Cousineau, Marie Marthe ^c   Harrison, Lana ^d   Korf, Dirk ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent violent behaviour; Delinquency; Perpetration of violence; Victimization; Weapon carrying

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DEFENSE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33748182034     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9038-5     Document Type: Article

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