Adolescents' perceptions of violence and its prevention

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-229

  Marsh, Louise ^a   McGee, Rob ^a   Nada Raja, Shyamala ^b   Currey, Nandika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Aggression; Focus groups; Perception; Prevention; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34447521713     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2007.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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