Prevention of bullying-related morbidity and mortality: A call for public health policies

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 403-

  Srabstein, Jorge C ^a   Leventhal, Bennett L ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCHOOL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953182386     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.077123     Document Type: Editorial

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