Harm reduction: An approach to reducing risky health behaviours in adolescents

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-56

  Baltzer, Franziska ^a   Elliott, April ^b   Katzman, Debra ^c   Pinzon, Jorge ^d   Sankaran, Koravangattu ^e   Taddeo, Danielle ^f   Findlay, Sheri M ^g,h   Leslie, Karen Mary ^c  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^g MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 57549085046     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/13.1.53     Document Type: Article

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