Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences

Year: 2010
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page No. 129 - 136

Prevalence and Predictors of Anti Social Behaviours: A Cross Sectional Survey of Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Owerri Municipal, South East Nigeria

Authors : Benjamin O. Nwankwo, Eunice U. Nwoke, Uche M. Chukwuocha, Adolphus O. Obanny, Kachy S. Nwoga, Uchechukwu O. Iwuagwu and Chinwe Okereke

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