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Longitudinal tracking of adolescent smoking, physical activity, and food choice behaviors.

Author(s) -

Steven H. Kelder,

Cheryl L. Perry,

KnutInge Klepp,

Leslie L. Lytle

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.7.1121

Subject(s) - psychological intervention , tracking (education) , longitudinal study , behavior change , medicine , health promotion , physical activity , environmental health , gerontology , youth smoking , smoking cessation , adolescent health , demography , psychology , public health , physical therapy , psychiatry , tobacco control , pedagogy , nursing , pathology , sociology

A major assumption underlying youth health promotion has been that physiological risk factors track from childhood into adulthood. However, few studies have systematically examined how behaviors change during adolescence. This paper describes longitudinal tracking of adolescent health behaviors in two Minnesota Heart Health Program communities.

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