A risky business? Health and physical activity from the perspectives of urban Australian Indigenous young people

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 325-340

  Nelson, Alison L ^a   Macdonald, Doune ^a   Abbott, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indigenous Australian; public health; risk; risk perception; young people

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84862070420     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2012.680949     Document Type: Article

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