Violence, Trauma, Mental Health, and Substance Use Among Homeless Youth Juggalos
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عنوان ژورنال: Child Psychiatry & Human Development
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0009-398X,1573-3327
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-016-0689-5