Neighborhood context and the development of aggression in boys and girls

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 329-349

  Vanfossen, Beth ^a   Brown, C Hendricks ^b   Kellam, Sheppard ^c   Sokoloff, Natalie ^d   Doering, Susan ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c American Institutes of Research   (United States)

^d JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

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EID: 77955381172     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20367     Document Type: Article

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