Health behaviour and lifestyle of Pacific youth surveys: A resource for capacity building

Health Promotion International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 238-248

  Phongsavan, Philayrath ^a,b,f   Olatunbosun Alakija, Ayoade ^b   Havea, Drew ^c   Bauman, Adrian ^a   Smith, Ben J ^a   Galea, Gauden ^d   Chen, Jack ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c Tonga National Youth Congress   (Tonga)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Capacity building; Health behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOBACCO; TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 24344509905     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah612     Document Type: Review

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