Bullying and violence in American schools

Handbook of Children, Culture, and Violence

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 333-354

  DeLara, Ellen W ^a,b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781412976060.n17     Document Type: Chapter

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