Critical incidents and invulnerability to risk: Young people's experience of serious health-related incidents and their willingness to take health risks

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 195-207

  Denscombe, Martyn ^a   Drucquer, Nicky ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Critical incident; Health; Risk; Tobacco; Vulnerability; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000938518     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698579908407018     Document Type: Article

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