Neighborhood disorganization, substance use, and violence among adolescents in Puerto Rico

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1499-1512

  Reyes, Juan C ^a   Robles, Rafaela R ^a   Coln, Hector M ^a   Negrn, Juan ^a   Matos, Tomas D ^a   Caldern, Jos ^a   Prez, Olga M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Neighborhood social disorganization; Puerto Rico; Substance use; Violent behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PUERTO RICO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 54749085087     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508314311     Document Type: Article

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