Damaged youth: prevalence of community violence exposure and implications for adolescent well-being in post-conflict Northern Ireland

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 635-648

  McAloney, Kareena ^a   McCrystal, Patrick ^a   Percy, Andrew ^a   McCartan, Claire ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67249102320     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20322     Document Type: Article

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