Somatic symptoms, peer and school stress, and family and community violence exposure among urban elementary school children

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 454-465

  Hart, Shayla L ^a   Hodgkinson, Stacy C ^b   Belcher, Harolyn M E ^c,d,e   Hyman, Corine ^c   Cooley Strickland, Michele ^e,f  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Family conflict; Minority; Peer relations; Somatic symptoms; Youth

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANXIETY; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEER GROUP; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84884205954     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9440-2     Document Type: Article

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