Urban/rural and gender differences among Canadian emerging adults

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-344

  Cheah, Charissa S L ^a   Trinder, Krista M ^b   Gokavi, Tara N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

emerging adults; gender differences; urban rural differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIALIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77954053553     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409339152     Document Type: Article

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