Unhealthy behaviours among Canadian adolescents: Prevalence, trends and correlates

Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 156-163

  Gadalla, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents' health; Alcohol; Body weight; Healthy eating; Physical activity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BINGE DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LANGUAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84863477911     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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