Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General : Executive Summary
- ISBN-10
- 0160427932
- ISBN-13
- 9780160427930
- Series
- Youth Violence
- Category
- Social Science / Violence in Society
- Pages
- 15
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service
- Author
- United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General
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