TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - A risk profile comparison of runaway and non-runaway youth
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Yates, G. L.
A1  - MacKenzie, R.
A1  - Pennbridge, J.
A1  - Cohen, E.
SP  - 820
EP  - 821
VL  - 78
IS  - 7
N2  - All initial visits (N = 765) to an outpatient medical clinic during calendar year 1985 were analyzed. Six hundred and fifty-five of these visits made by non-runaway youth were compared to 110 visits made by runaways. Based on data from the Childrens Hospital Adolescent Risk Profile Interview, runaway street youth are at greater risk for a wide variety of medical problems and of health-compromising behaviors including suicide and depression, prostitution, and drug use. The implications for public health and social policy are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -