Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 356-364 , May 2003

Episodic and persistent gun-carrying among urban African-American adolescents

  • Kenneth J Steinman, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, the Ohio State University School of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio, USA (K.J.S.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress Correspondence to: Dr. Kenneth J. Steinman, Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, Ohio State University School of Public Health, B-215 Starling-Loving Hall, 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus Oh 43210-1240, USA.
    • ,
  • Marc A Zimmerman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (M.A.Z.)

,Accepted 22 November 2002.

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PII: S1054-139X(03)00022-3

doi: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00022-3

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 356-364 , May 2003

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