Bullying among youth from eight African countries and associations with adverse health behaviors

Pediatric Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-299

  Brown, David W ^a   Riley, Leanne ^a   Butchart, Alexander ^a   Kann, Laura ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Bullying; Children; Cross sectional studies; Health behavior; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOROCCO; NAMIBIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOMATICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SWAZILAND; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 45149087449     PISSN: 17455111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/17455111.2.3.289     Document Type: Article

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