Ecological influences on health-promoting and health-compromising behaviors: A socially embedded approach to Urban African American girls' health

Family and Community Health

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-41

  Cooper, Shauna M ^a,c   Guthrie, Barbara ^b  

^a Center for Developmental Science   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American girls; Ecological approach; Health compromising behavior; Health promoting behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845371234     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200701000-00005     Document Type: Article

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