Violent Behaviors, Weapon Carrying, and Firearm Homicide Trends in African American Adolescents, 2001–2015

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 947-955

  Khubchandani, Jagdish ^a   Price, James H ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Firearm; Homicide; Injury; Substance use; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85045066163     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-018-0510-4     Document Type: Article

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