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ERIC Number: EJ365696
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Health Concerns of Young Adolescents.
Sobal, Jeffery
Adolescence, v22 n87 p739-50 Fall 1987
Examined health concerns of 278 urban junior high school students. Highest levels of concerns pertained to dental health, friendships, nutrition, and sex; lowest levels pertained to smoking, birth control, pregnancy, and homosexuality. Younger, female, and less healthy students expressed greater health concerns. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, Dental Health, Friendship, Health Needs, Homosexuality, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Smoking, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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