Preventing cancer: A community-based program for youths in public housing

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 52, Issue 5 SUPPL, 2013, Pages

  Strunin, Lee ^a   Wulach, Laura ^b   Yang, Grace J ^c   Evans, Tegan C ^a   Hamdan, Sami U ^a   Davis, Gregory L ^d   Bowen, Deborah J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Boston Public Housing Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent males; Cancer risk; Exercise; Low SES youths; Obesity; Public housing; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CANCER PREVENTION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DRUG ABUSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GANG; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84876587595     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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