Impacts of Metal Detector Use in Schools: Insights From 15 Years of Research

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 100-106

  Hankin, Abigail ^a   Hertz, Marci ^b   Simon, Thomas ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury prevention; Public health; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651282096     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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