Impact of exposure to violence in school on child and adolescent mental health and behavior

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 559-573

  Flannery, Daniel J ^a   Wester, Kelly L ^b   Singer, Mark I ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4544305899     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20019     Document Type: Article

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