Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 246-252 , September 2008

Adolescent Risk Taking, Neighborhood Social Capital, and Health

  • William F. Boyce, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Social Program Evaluation Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: William Boyce, Ph.D., Faculties of Education and Health Sciences, Social Program Evaluation Group, Queen's University, 511 Union Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
    • ,
  • Diane Davies, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Obesity Research and Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
    • ,
  • Owen Gallupe, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Social Program Evaluation Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
    • ,
  • Danielle Shelley, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

Received 27 August 2007 ,Accepted 18 January 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00103-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.014

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 246-252 , September 2008

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