A systematic review of effective interventions for reducing multiple health risk behaviors in adolescence

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Hale, Daniel R ^a   Fitzgerald Yau, Natasha ^a   Viner, Russell Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898657188     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301874     Document Type: Review

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