Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 157-163 , May 2009

Violence Exposure and the Association Between Young African American Mothers' Discipline and Child Problem Behavior

Received 11 August 2008 ,Accepted 2 February 2009.

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PII: S1876-2859(09)00049-7

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.02.003

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 157-163 , May 2009

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