Caretaker-Child Concordance for Child's Exposure to Violence in a Preadolescent Inner-City Population
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The role of exposure to community violence and developmental problems among inner-city youth.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.8.818