Youths carrying a weapon or using a weapon in a fight: What makes the difference?

Health Education Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 270-279

  Thurnherr, Judit ^a   Michaud, Pierre André ^a   Berchtold, André ^a   Akré, Christina ^a   Suris, Joan Carles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND; VIOLENCE; WEAPONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549108143     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyn017     Document Type: Article

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