Relationship between adolescents' family function with socio-demographic characteristics and behaviourrisk factors in a primary care facility

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Muyibi, Abu S ^a   Ajayi, Ike Oluwapo O ^a   Irabor, Achiaka E ^a   Ladipo, Modupe M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavioural risk factors; Family function; Primary care facility; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861887785     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v2i1.177     Document Type: Article

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