Clinical epidemiology of urban violence: Responding to children exposed to violence in ten communities

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1479-1490

  Harpaz Rotem, Ilan ^a   Murphy, Robert A ^b   Berkowitz, Steven ^a   Marans, Steven ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child; Epidemiology; Injury; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 35148838539     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507305571     Document Type: Article

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