Health Behavior in Adolescents

摘要: Adolescents appear to be among the healthiest group of Americans by traditional measures, such as mortality rates (OTA, 1991a). Unfortunately, despite their apparent good health status, adolescents are only age in United States that has not experienced an improvement status over past 30 years (Blum, 1987). Estimates show 1 5 aged 10–18 suffers from at least one serious problem The leading causes death differ those other groups unlike older and younger Americans, more likely die unintentional injuries, suicide, homicide. Consequently, use measures may adequate reflection adolescent health.