Enhancing adolescent health behaviors through strengthening non-resident father-son relationships: A model for intervention with African-American families

Health Education Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 644-656

  Caldwell, Cleopatra Howard ^a   Wright, Joan C ^a   Zimmerman, Marc A ^a   Walsemann, Katrina M ^a   Williams, Deborah ^b   Isichei, Patrick A C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Genesee County Medical Society   (United States)

^c Flint Odyssey House   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NUCLEAR FAMILY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 10644260472     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg078     Document Type: Review

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