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Article: Comparison of selected health risk behaviors between adolescents in public and private high schools in South Carolina.
- Article from:
- Journal of School Health
- Article date:
- December 1, 1997
- Author:
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A dolescence encompasses a time when various healthrelated beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors are adopted and consolidated.[1-2] Adolescents have increased freedom and greater access to many health-compromising materials and experiences -- such as drugs, alcohol, and sexual risk-taking -- as well as to many health-enhancing experiences -- such as regularly scheduled exercise and healthful diets.[1] Therefore, adolescence is a period in which many healthrelated behaviors are developed and internalized.[1]
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