Street Youth Violence And Victimization

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-44

  Baron, Stephen W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

abuse; street youth; victimization; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344669357     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838002238944     Document Type: Article

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