How to Improve the Health of American Adolescents

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 711-715

  Steinberg, Laurence ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; brain development; health education; risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84947418175     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691615598510     Document Type: Article

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