The health risk behaviours and social connectedness of adolescents in immigrant families: Evidence from Australia

International Migration

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-80

  Brandon, Peter ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENCE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 43149091433     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2008.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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