Sexual identity, sex of sexual contacts, and health-risk behaviors among students in grades 9-12 - Youth risk behavior surveillance, selected sites, United States, 2001-2009

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 60, Issue SS-7, 2011, Pages 1-134

  Kann, Laura ^a   Olsen, Emily O'Malley ^a   McManus, Tim ^a   Kinchen, Steve ^a   Chyen, David ^a   Harris, William A ^a   Wechsler, Howell ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BISEXUALITY; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; LESBIAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BISEXUALITY; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959315972     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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