Exposure to conflict and violence across contexts: Relations to adjustment among palestinian children

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-116

  Dubow, Eric F ^a,b   Boxer, Paul ^c   Huesmann, L Rowell ^a   Shikaki, Khalil ^d   Landau, Simha ^e   Gvirsman, Shira Dvir ^e   Ginges, Jeremy ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research   (United States)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^f NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 77951180612     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410903401153     Document Type: Article

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