The effects of race/ethnicity, income, and family structure on adolescent risk behaviors

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1879-1884

  Blum, R W ^a   Beuhring, T ^a   Shew, M L ^a   Bearinger, L H ^a   Sieving, R E ^a   Resnick, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; NEGRO; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033711189     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.12.1879     Document Type: Article

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