Health risk behavior among chronically ill adolescents: a systematic review of assessment tools

Abstract Background Adolescents living with chronic illnesses engage in health risk behaviors (HRB) which pose challenges for optimizing care and management of their ill health. Frequent monitoring of HRB is recommended, however little is known about which are the most useful tools to detect HRB amo...

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Main Authors: Derrick Ssewanyana, Moses Kachama Nyongesa, Anneloes van Baar, Charles R. Newton, Amina Abubakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13034-017-0172-5