Understanding youth's health-compromising behaviors in Germany: An application of the risk-behavior framework

Youth and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 348-366

  Hazard, Barbara P ^a,b   Lee, Che Fu ^b  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

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EID: 0033248148     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X99030003004     Document Type: Article

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