The health and well-being of transgender high school students: Results from the New Zealand adolescent health survey (youth'12)

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-99

  Clark, Terryann C ^a   Lucassen, Mathijs F G ^a   Bullen, Pat ^a   Denny, Simon J ^a   Fleming, Theresa M ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth M ^a   Rossen, Fiona V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Health; Sexuality; Transgender; Well Being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BULLYING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRANSGENDERISM; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CRIME VICTIM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEAR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TRANSGENDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISCLOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS;

EID: 84903177622     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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