Substance use predictors of victimization profiles among homeless youth: A latent class analysis.
Abstract: Although a substantial body of literature demonstrates high prevalence of street victimization among homeless youth, few studies have investigated the existence of victimization classes that differ on the type and frequency of victimization experienced. Nor do we know how substance use pat...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Adolescence Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 155 - 165 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2014
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