Feasibility of an anxiety preventive intervention for community violence exposed African-American children

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-123

  Cooley, Michele R ^a   Boyd, Rhonda C ^b   Grados, Judy J ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

African American children; anxiety prevention; community violence; school based

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 4444307818     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPP.0000039941.85452.ea     Document Type: Article

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