Youth's strategies for staying safe and coping with the stress of living in violent communities

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 874-885

  Teitelman, Anne ^a   McDonald, Catherine C ^a   Wiebe, Douglas J ^a   Thomas, Nicole ^b   Guerra, Terry ^b   Kassam Adams, Nancy ^c   Richmond, Therese S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Philadelphia Area Research Community Coalition   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

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EID: 80051829692     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20402     Document Type: Article

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