The health of alternative education students compared to secondary school students: A New Zealand study

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1205, 2004, Pages

  Denny, Simon ^a   Clark, Terryann ^b   Watson, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG MISUSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; WELLBEING; CHILD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 16644372515     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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