Trends in bullying, physical fighting, and weapon carrying among 6th-Through 10th-grade students from 1998 to 2010: Findings from a National study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1100-1106

  Perlus, Jessamyn G ^a   Brooks Russell, Ashley ^a   Wang, Jing ^b   Iannotti, Ronald J ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANCESTRY GROUP; ARTICLE; BULLYING; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BULLYING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84901036270     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301761     Document Type: Review

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