Health concerns and risk behaviors of rural adolescents

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-119

  Puskar, Kathryn R ^a   Tusaie Mumford, Kathleen ^a   Sereika, Susan ^a   Lamb, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NURSING; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; RISK-TAKING; RURAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0032935565     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn1602_4     Document Type: Article

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