"They mess with me, I mess with them": Understanding physical aggression in rural girls and boys from methamphetamine-involved families

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1223-1234

  Haight, Wendy ^a   Marshall, Jane ^a   Hans, Sydney ^b   Black, James ^c   Sheridan, Kathryn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

Girls; Methamphetamine; Physical aggression; Rural families

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955713804     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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