Aging, neighborhood attachment, and fear of crime: Testing reciprocal effects

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-40

  Oh, Joong Hwan ^a,c   Kim, Sangmoon ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 61349118587     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20269     Document Type: Article

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