Bullying victimization and physical fighting among Venezuelan adolescents in Barinas: Results from the Global School-Based Health Survey 2003

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 38, 2009, Pages

  Muula, Adamson S ^a   Herring, Patricia ^b   Siziya, Seter ^c   Rudatsikira, Emmanuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VENEZUELA; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 73649093447     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-35-38     Document Type: Article

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