If They Grow up: Exploring the Neighborhood Context of Adolescent and Young Adult Survival Expectations

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 678-694

  Swisher, Raymond R ^a   Warner, Tara D ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84887610847     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12027     Document Type: Article

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