Healthwise South Africa: Cultural adaptation of a school-based risk prevention programme

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1085-1096

  Wegner, L ^a,b,c   Flisher, A J ^b,c,d   Caldwell, L L ^e   Vergnani, T ^a   Smith, E A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH WISE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 56449098833     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cym064     Document Type: Article

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