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Pack, Robert P.; Browne, Dorothy; Wallander, Jan L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1998
Health risk behaviors (substance use, violence, suicide, and car safety) of 194 African American urban adolescents with mild mental retardation were measured using either a confidential individual interview or an anonymous group survey. The survey methodology resulted in disclosure of more risk behaviors than the interview methodology. Elevated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Black Youth
