Passive versus active parental permission in school-based survey research: Does the type of permission affect prevalence estimates of risk behaviors?

Evaluation Review

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 564-577

  Eaton, Danice K ^a   Lowry, Richard ^a   Brener, Nancy D ^a   Grunbaum, Jo Anne ^a   Kann, Laura ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Parental permission; Risk behavior; School based research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONSENT FORMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8744294931     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X04265651     Document Type: Article

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