Young people, social support and help-seeking

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-335

  Barker, Gary ^a,b,c   Olukoya, Adepeju ^a,b,c   Aggleton, Peter ^a,b,c  

^a Instituto Promundo an NGO based in Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Determinants; Exclusion; Help seeking; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POVERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; TRUST; VIOLENCE;

EID: 30444435181     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2005.17.4.315     Document Type: Article

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