Anti-bullying Policies and Disparities in Bullying: A State-Level Analysis

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 184-191

  Hatzenbuehler, Mark L ^a   Flores, Javier E ^b   Cavanaugh, Joseph E ^b   Onwuachi Willig, Angela ^c   Ramirez, Marizen R ^b,d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LAW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STUDENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNET; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SEX FACTOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85017438873     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.02.004     Document Type: Article

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