Evaluation of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) as a predictor of adolescent real-world risk-taking behaviours

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 475-479

  Lejuez, C W ^a   Aklin, Will M ^a   Zvolensky, Michael J ^b   Pedulla, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0042066699     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1971(03)00036-8     Document Type: Article

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