Aggregation of Health Behaviors among Fourth Graders in Northern Taiwan

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 435-442

  Yen, Lee Lan ^a   Chiu, Ching Ju ^a   Wu, Wen Chi ^b   Pan, Ling Yen ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Health behavior; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARECA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TELEVISION;

EID: 33747095382     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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