Effects of neighborhood resources on aggressive and delinquent behaviors among urban youths

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1086-1093

  Molnar, Beth E ^a   Cerda, Magdalena ^b   Roberts, Andrea L ^a   Buka, Stephen L ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CHICAGO; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTORS; ODDS RATIO; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 44849092539     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.098913     Document Type: Article

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