Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 177-183 , March 2004

Caught in the Crossfire: the effects of a peer-based intervention program for violently injured youth

  • Marla G Becker, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco – East Bay, Oakland, California, USA
    • Youth ALIVE!, Oakland, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Marla Becker, Youth ALIVE!, 3300 Elm Street, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
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  • Jeffery S Hall, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco – East Bay, Oakland, California, USA
    • Youth ALIVE!, Oakland, California, USA
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  • Caesar M Ursic, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco – East Bay, Oakland, California, USA
    • Youth ALIVE!, Oakland, California, USA
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  • Sonia Jain, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco – East Bay, Oakland, California, USA
    • Youth ALIVE!, Oakland, California, USA
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  • Deane Calhoun, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco – East Bay, Oakland, California, USA
    • Youth ALIVE!, Oakland, California, USA

,Accepted 12 April 2003.

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PII: S1054-139X(03)00278-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.04.001

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 177-183 , March 2004

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