Youth risk behaviour in a Chinese population: A territory-wide youth risk behavioural surveillance in Hong Kong

Public Health

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 88-95

  Lee, A ^a   Tsang, C K K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Hong Kong; Youth health risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMET; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SMOKING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0742285287     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(03)00174-4     Document Type: Article

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