Patterns of violence exposure and sexual risk in low-income, urban African American girls

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-207

  Wilson, Helen W ^a   Woods, Briana A ^b   Emerson, Erin ^c   Donenberg, Geri R ^c  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; African American girls; sexual risk behavior; Violence exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869168878     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027265     Document Type: Article

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