Weapon carrying prevention: Should adults spend more time with youth?

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-45

  Fleschler Peskin, Melissa ^a   Tortolero, Susan R ^a   Addy, Robert C ^a   Weller, Nancy F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Protective factors; Weapon carrying

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149265522     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204008324912     Document Type: Article

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