The relationship between selected developmental assets and health-promoting behaviours of adolescents in Southern Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 359-368

  Wang, Ruey Hsia ^a   Chen, Shu Wen ^b   Tang, Shan Mei ^c   Lee, Shu Li ^a   Jian, Shu Yuan ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c Kaohsiung Municipal Nam Tze High School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Developmental asset; Health promoting behaviour; Nurses; Nursing; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; TAIWAN;

EID: 78651251704     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03459.x     Document Type: Article

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