Prevalence and correlates of victimization and weapon carrying among military- and nonmilitary-connected youth in Southern California

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-26

  Gilreath, Tamika D ^a   Astor, Ron A ^a   Cederbaum, Julie A ^a   Atuel, Hazel ^a   Benbenishty, Rami ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Military; School victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENTS; MILITARY; SCHOOL VICTIMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL DELEGATION; SMOKING; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WEAPONS;

EID: 84893865863     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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