Will I be alive in 2005? Adolescent level of involvement in risk behaviors and belief in near-future death

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-31

  Valadez Meltzer, Adela ^a   Silber, Tomas J ^b   Meltzer, Arthur A ^c   D'Angelo, Lawrence J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attitude toward death; Black youths; Risk taking behavior; Substance abuse use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TIME OF DEATH; VIOLENCE; ADDICTION; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33644612858     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0892     Document Type: Article

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