Serious violence victimization and perpetration among youth living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-259

  Swahn, Monica H ^a   Gressard, Lindsay ^a   Palmier, Jane B ^a   Kasirye, Rogers ^b   Lynch, Catherine ^c   Yao, Huang ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK   (Uganda)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; Street youth; Victimization; Violence; Weapons; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRUNKENNESS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUNGER; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLECT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE PERPETRATION; VIOLENCE VICTIMIZATION; WEAPON;

EID: 84865791519     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.3.11772     Document Type: Article

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