Injury and social determinants among in-school adolescents in six African countries

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 381-388

  Peltzer, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUNGER; INJURY; LONELINESS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGER; LONELINESS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 57849137559     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.018598     Document Type: Article

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