My Brother's Keeper: A Contemporary Examination of Reported Sibling Violence Using National Level Data, 2000-2005

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 331-342

  Krienert, Jessie L ^a   Walsh, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family violence; NIBRS; Sibling abuse; Sibling violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959555945     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-011-9367-3     Document Type: Article

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