Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 5 , Pages 473-479 , May 2008

Gender Differences in Dating Aggression Among Multiethnic High School Students

Received 22 November 2006 ,Accepted 7 September 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00435-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.012

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 5 , Pages 473-479 , May 2008

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