Benefits of a Hospital-Based Peer Intervention Program for Violently Injured Youth

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 205, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 684-689

  Shibru, Daniel ^a   Zahnd, Elaine ^b   Becker, Marla ^c   Bekaert, Nic ^a   Calhoun, Deane ^c   Victorino, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Youth ALIVE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIOLENCE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAUMA CENTERS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 35449000538     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.05.029     Document Type: Article

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