A comprehensive afrocentric rites of passage program for black male adolescents

Health and Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-37

  Harvey, Aminifu R ^a,b   Rauch, Julia B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MAAT Ctr Hum and Org Enhancement   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; African American males; Afrocentric; Empowerment; High risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0031065133     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/22.1.30     Document Type: Article

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