Empathy, exposure to community violence, and use of violence among urban, at-risk adolescents

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-50

  Sams, Deanna Palmeri ^a,b   Truscott, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Baker Victoria Services   (United States)

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EID: 4143113571     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CCAR.0000013756.88343.5f     Document Type: Article

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