Utilization and limitations of the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment instrument: A systematic review

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 214-237

  Rahn, Rhonda N ^a   Pruitt, Buster ^a   Goodson, Patricia ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Health education; NCHA

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84961188523     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2015.1117463     Document Type: Article

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