Adolescents and youth in developing countries: Health and development issues in context

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 499-508

  Fatusi, Adesegun O ^a   Hindin, Michelle J ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULTHOOD; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EGYPT; FAMILY VIOLENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INDIA; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; MORTALITY; PERU; POVERTY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954658343     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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