Adolescent risk behaviours and psychological distress across immigrant generations

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-225

  Hamilton, Hayley A ^a,b   Noh, Samuel ^a,b   Adlaf, Edward M ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Delinquency; Immigrants; Ontario; Psychological distress; Substance Use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIGRATION; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; ONTARIO; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67649992225     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405545     Document Type: Article

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