School-related risk and protective factors associated with truancy among urban youth placed at risk

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 505-519

  Henry, Kimberly L ^a   Huizinga, David H ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Risk factors; School; Truancy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ANOMIE; CHILD; COLORADO; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 40349096328     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-007-0115-7     Document Type: Article

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