Feasibility and acceptability of a school-based coping intervention for Latina adolescents

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-52

  Garcia, Carolyn ^a   Pintor, Jessie Kemmick ^a   Lindgren, Sandi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b El Colegio Charter School   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Coping; Latina; Mental health; Prevention; School based intervention

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LANGUAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; MINNESOTA; MULTILINGUALISM; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 77949332049     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840509351021     Document Type: Article

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