Lifestyle behaviours and psychosocial well-being of Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China: A cross-sectional comparative survey

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 19-20, 2011, Pages 2733-2743

  Lee, Regina Lt ^a   Loke, Alice Yuen ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Chinese; Lifestyle behaviours; Psychosocial well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052583328     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03737.x     Document Type: Article

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