Reliability of the youth risk behavior survey questionnaire

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 575-580

  Brener, Nancy D ^a   Collins, Janet L ^a   Kann, Laura ^a   Warren, Charles W ^a   Williams, Barbara I ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Data collection; Health surveys; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028954263     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117473     Document Type: Article

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