Health-compromising behaviors among Vietnamese adolescents: The role of education and extracurricular activities

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 374-383

  Kaplan, Celia Patricia ^a,b   Zabkiewicz, Denise ^c,d   McPhee, Stephen J ^a,b   Nguyen, Tung ^a,b   Gregorich, Steven E ^a,b   Disogra, Charles ^e   Hilton, Joan F ^b   Jenkins, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Education; Extracurricular activities; Gender differences; Risk behaviors; Vietnamese adolescents

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; VIET NAM;

EID: 0344950508     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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