Network exposure and homicide victimization in an African American community

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 143-150

  Papachristos, Andrew V ^a   Wildeman, Christopher ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CHICAGO; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84891700563     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301441     Document Type: Article

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