Locating and applying sociological theories of risk-taking to develop public health interventions for adolescents

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 64-80

  Pound, Pandora ^a   Campbell, Rona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Interventions; Public health; Risk taking; Sociology; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951828187     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: 18393551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14461242.2015.1008537     Document Type: Article

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