Is it worth the RRISK? Evaluation of the RRISK (Reduce Risk Increase Student Knowledge) program for adolescents in rural Australia

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 495-503

  Zask, Avigdor ^a   van Beurden, Eric ^a,b   Brooks, Lyndon O ^b   Dight, Reyna ^a  

^a North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Celebrating; Driving; Drugs; Harm reduction; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33646065661     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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