Open AccessPatterns of health-compromising behaviors among Minnesota adolescents: sociodemographic variations.
Author(s) -
Dianne NeumarkSztainer,
Mary Story,
Simone A. French,
Nadav Cassuto,
David R. Jacobs,
Michael D. Resnick
Publication year - 1996
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.86.11.1599
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , ethnic group , socioeconomic status , demography , adolescent health , youth risk behavior survey , substance abuse , medicine , population , suicide prevention , psychological intervention , poison control , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , psychology , environmental health , psychiatry , nursing , pathology , sociology , anthropology
This study compared prevalence rates of health-compromising behaviors among boys and girls from different ethnic backgrounds in early, middle, and late adolescence and compared co-occurrences of such behaviors across gender and ethnic groups.