Drug trafficking and urban African American youth: Risk factors for PTSD

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-302

  Okundaye, Joshua Nosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Drug Trafficking; PTSD; Urban; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043098951     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CASW.0000028456.32329.ea     Document Type: Article

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