A YRBS survey of youth risk behaviors at alternative high schools and mainstream high schools in Hong Kong

Journal of School Health

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 443-447

  Lee, Albert ^b   Tsang, Clement K K ^b   Lee, Shiu Hung ^b   To, Cho Yee ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035513011     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb07321.x     Document Type: Article

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