An assessment of health risk behaviors among first college students at a private university in Barranquilla (Colombia);Comportamientos de riesgo para la salud en estudiantes colombianos recién ingresados a una universidad privada en Barranquilla (Colombia)

Salud Uninorte

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-247

  Palacio, Luz Marina Alonso ^a   Pérez, Miguel Ángel ^b   Alcalá, Gabriel ^c   Gálvez, Ayleen Lubo ^a   Consuegra, Adriana ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE   (Colombia)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Médico Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Polivalente

^d Médico Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales y Pediátricos

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Drug abuse; HIV AIDS; Sexuality; Tobacco use; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955981750     PISSN: 01205552     EISSN: 20117531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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