Sociodemographic correlates of selected health risk behaviors in a representative sample of Australian young people

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-162

  De Visser, Richard O ^a,d   Rissel, Chris E ^b   Smith, Anthony M A ^a   Richters, Juliet ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Representative sample; Risk behavior; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33745490335     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1302_7     Document Type: Article

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