Fear of crime and personal vulnerability: Examining self-reported health

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-162

  Cossman, Jeralynn S ^a   Rader, Nicole E ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79551590679     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732173.2011.541339     Document Type: Article

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