Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 435-442 , September 2006

Aggregation of Health Behaviors among Fourth Graders in Northern Taiwan

  • Lee-Lan Yen, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Lee-Lan Yen, Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Room 623, No. 17, Hsu-Chou Road, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ching-Ju Chiu, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Wen-Chi Wu, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Policy Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ling-Yen Pan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Policy Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 26 July 2005 ,Accepted 24 January 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00023-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.01.010

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 435-442 , September 2006

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