The social distribution of reports of health-related concerns among adolescents in São Paulo, Brazil

Health Education Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-184

  De Moura, S L ^a,b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; FEAR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASMS; POVERTY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1942509456     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg023     Document Type: Article

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