Racial, ethnic, and sex differences in the associations between violence and self-reported health among US high school students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-81

  Bossarte, Robert M ^a   Swahn, Monica H ^b   Breiding, Matt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Public health; Research; Risk behaviors; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 59149090214     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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