Works by Kang, Melissa

Results: 59

Co-designing an online educational resource to help adolescents improve their digital health literacy.

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BMC Public Health, 2025, v. 25, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12889-025-22949-0

By:

Aloi, Marc A.;
Caldwell, Patrina H.Y.;
Taba, Melody;
Kang, Melissa;
Skinner, S. Rachel;
Bray, Liam;
Scott, Karen M.;
Aloi, Marc. A.

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Article

A systematic review of school-based weight-related interventions in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

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Systematic Reviews, 2024, v. 13, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13643-024-02475-7

By:

Banany, Mohammed;
Kang, Melissa;
Gebel, Klaus;
Sibbritt, David

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Article

Adolescents' Use of Dr Google: Help or Hindrance?

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2018

By:

Scott, Karen;
Caldwell, Patrina;
Kang, Melissa;
McCaffery, Kirsten;
Rachel Skinner, S.

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Letter

Health status of marginalised young people in unstable accommodation.

Published in:

2017

By:

Klineberg, Emily;
Vatiliotis, Veronica;
Kang, Melissa;
Medlow, Sharon;
Sullivan, Lucinda;
Cummings, Michael;
Pringle, Graeme;
Steinbeck, Katharine

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journal article

Evaluation of a school screening programme for young people from refugee backgrounds.

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2016

By:

Woodland, Lisa;
Kang, Melissa;
Elliot, Christopher;
Perry, Astrid;
Eagar, Sandy;
Zwi, Karen

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journal article

The promise of primary health reform for youth health.

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Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2013, v. 49, n. 11, p. 887, doi. 10.1111/jpc.12424

By:

Dadich, Ann;
Jarrett, Carmen;
Sanci, Lena;
Kang, Melissa;
Bennett, David

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Article

Encounters between adolescents and general practice in Australia.

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Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2008, v. 44, n. 12, p. 699, doi. 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01409.x

By:

Booth, Michael L.;
Knox, Stephanie;
Kang, Melissa

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Article

Providing sexual health care for international students in Australia: a qualitative study of a general practice team approach.

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Sexual Health (14485028), 2024, v. 21, n. 4, p. 1, doi. 10.1071/SH24021

By:

Vagholkar, Sanjyot;
Mahadeva, Janani;
Xiang, Yang;
Li, Jiadai;
Kang, Melissa

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Article

Hiding in plain sight: highlighting the research gap on access to HIV and other sexual health services for underrepresented gay men in developed Western countries – insights from a scoping review with a focus on Arab men.

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Sexual Health (14485028), 2024, v. 21, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1071/SH23131

By:

Saliba, Bernard;
Kang, Melissa;
Wells, Nathanael;
Mao, Limin;
Prestage, Garrett;
Hammoud, Mohamed A.

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Article

What adolescents think of relationship portrayals on social media: a qualitative study.

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2020

By:

Taba, Melody;
Lewis, Larissa;
Cooper, Spring Chenoa;
Albury, Kath;
Chung, Kon Shing Kenneth;
Lim, Megan;
Bateson, Deborah;
Kang, Melissa;
Skinner, S. Rachel

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journal article

A healthy lifestyle text message intervention for adolescents: protocol for the Health4Me randomized controlled trial.

Published in:

2022

By:

Raeside, Rebecca;
Spielman, Karen;
Maguire, Sarah;
Mihrshahi, Seema;
Steinbeck, Katharine;
Kang, Melissa;
Laranjo, Liliana;
Hyun, Karice;
Redfern, Julie;
Partridge, Stephanie R.;
the Health4Me Team;
Hackett, Maree L.;
Figtree, Gemma;
Gallagher, Robyn;
Sim, Kyra A.;
Usherwood, Tim;
Hepse, Charlotte;
Skinner, John;
Champion, Katrina E.;
Gardner, Lauren A.

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journal article

Adolescents' self-efficacy and digital health literacy: a cross-sectional mixed methods study.

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2022

By:

Taba, Melody;
Allen, Tiffany B.;
Caldwell, Patrina H.Y.;
Skinner, S. Rachel;
Kang, Melissa;
McCaffery, Kirsten;
Scott, Karen M.

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journal article

Talking to migrant and refugee young people about sexual health in general practice.

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Australian Journal of General Practice, 2018, v. 47, n. 8, p. 564

By:

Botfield, Jessica R.;
Newman, Christy E.;
Kang, Melissa;
Zwi, Anthony B.

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Article

Striking the right balance: co-designing the Health4Me healthy lifestyle digital health intervention with adolescents.

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Research Involvement & Engagement, 2023, v. 9, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s40900-023-00524-4

By:

Raeside, Rebecca;
Todd, Allyson;
Wardak, Sara;
Gardner, Lauren;
Champion, Katrina E.;
Kang, Melissa;
Mihrshahi, Seema;
Steinbeck, Katharine;
Redfern, Julie;
Partridge, Stephanie R.;
The Health Advisory Panel for Youth at the University of Sydney (HAPYUS);
Valanju, Radhika;
Barani, Meera;
Mautner, Dominik;
Hadaya, Imeelya Al;
Cross, Alexi;
Gunawardana, Melani;
Lambie, Ava;
McMahon, Emily;
Narula, Arnav

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Article

Health, social and economic implications of adolescent risk behaviours/states: protocol for Raine Study Gen2 cohort data linkage study.

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Longitudinal & Life Course Studies, 2022, v. 13, n. 4, p. 648, doi. 10.1332/175795921X16424353247247

By:

Marino, Jennifer L.;
Tait, Robert J.;
Straker, Leon M.;
Schofield, Deborah J.;
Doherty, Dorota A.;
Ivers, Rebecca Q.;
Graham, Petra L.;
Steinbeck, Katharine;
Lymer, Sharyn;
Sanci, Lena A.;
Patton, George C.;
Liu, Bette;
Brooks, Fiona M.;
Kang, Melissa S.;
Hickey, Martha;
Cunich, Michelle;
Bista, Sarita;
Skinner, S. Rachel

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Article

Exploring organizational involvement preferences of student pharmacists transitioning into professional practice.

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American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2020, v. 77, n. 13, p. 1009, doi. 10.1093/ajhp/zxaa058

By:

Roccograndi, Laura;
Kang, Melissa;
Medlin, Christopher;
Ginsburg, Diane;
Martin, Christina Y

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Article

Knowledge and awareness of policies and programmes to reduce adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: a qualitative study among key stakeholders.

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Reproductive Health, 2023, v. 20, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12978-023-01672-2

By:

Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku;
Kang, Melissa;
Perry, Lin;
Brooks, Fiona

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Article

Knowledge and awareness of policies and programmes to reduce adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: a qualitative study among key stakeholders.

Published in:

Reproductive Health, 2023, v. 20, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12978-023-01672-2

By:

Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku;
Kang, Melissa;
Perry, Lin;
Brooks, Fiona

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Article

Prescribing for adolescents.

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Australian Prescriber, 2019, v. 42, n. 1, p. 20, doi. 10.18773/austprescr.2019.004

By:

Kang, Melissa;
Kim, Kiely

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Article

Improving sexual healthcare.

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British Journal of Healthcare Management, 2014, v. 20, n. 7, p. 344

By:

Dadich, Ann;
Hosseinzadeh, Hassan;
Abbott, Penny;
Hu, Wendy;
Usherwood, Timothy;
Kang, Melissa;
Bourne, Chris;
Murray, Carolyn;
Reath, Jennifer

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Article

Improving sexual healthcare.

Published in:

2010

By:

Dadich, Ann;
Hosseinzadeh, Hassan;
Abbott, Penny;
Hu, Wendy;
Usherwood, Timothy;
Kang, Melissa;
Bourne, Chris;
Murray, Carolyn;
Reath, Jennifer

Publication type:

Journal Article

Rumination as a Moderating Effect Between Math Computation and Executive Function Skills in Elementary Students.

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Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2021, v. 36, n. 3, p. 206, doi. 10.1177/0829573520973087

By:

Kang, Melissa;
Bedard, Anne-Claude;
Martinussen, Rhonda

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Article

Joint developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems from mid-childhood to late adolescence and childhood risk factors: Findings from a prospective pre-birth cohort.

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Development & Psychopathology, 2025, v. 37, n. 1, p. 176, doi. 10.1017/S0954579423001505

By:

Bista, Sarita;
Tait, Robert J.;
Straker, Leon M.;
Lin, Ashleigh;
Steinbeck, Katharine;
Graham, Petra L.;
Kang, Melissa;
Lymer, Sharyn;
Robinson, Monique;
Marino, Jennifer L.;
Skinner, S. Rachel

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Article

Detection of circulating cancer cells expressing uroplakins and epidermal growth factor receptor in bladder cancer patients.

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International Journal of Cancer, 2004, v. 111, n. 6, p. 934, doi. 10.1002/ijc.20366

By:

Osman, Iman;
Kang, Melissa;
Lee, Andy;
Deng, Fang-Ming;
Polsky, David;
Mikhail, Maryann;
Chang, Caroline;
David, Dexter A.;
Mitra, Nandita;
Wu, Xue-Ru;
Sun, Tung-Tien;
Bajorin, Dean F.

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Article

Young people's concerns about sex: unsolicited questions to a teenage radio talkback programme over three years.

Published in:

Sex Education, 2007, v. 7, n. 4, p. 407, doi. 10.1080/14681810701636010

By:

Kang, Melissa;
Quine, Susan

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Article

Correction: A healthy lifestyle text message intervention for adolescents: protocol for the Health4Me randomized controlled trial.

Published in:

2024

By:

Raeside, Rebecca;
Spielman, Karen;
Maguire, Sarah;
Mihrshahi, Seema;
Steinbeck, Katharine;
Kang, Melissa;
Laranjo, Liliana;
Hyun, Karice;
Redfern, Julie;
Partridge, Stephanie R.

Publication type:

Correction Notice

Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review of National Policies.

Published in:

2022

By:

Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku;
Kang, Melissa;
Perry, Lin;
Brooks, Fiona

Publication type:

Literature Review

The relationship between having a regular general practitioner (GP) and the experience of healthcare barriers: a cross-sectional study among young people in NSW, Australia, with oversampling from marginalised groups.

Published in:

BMC Family Practice, 2020, v. 21, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1186/s12875-020-01294-8

By:

Kang, Melissa;
Robards, Fiona;
Luscombe, Georgina;
Sanci, Lena;
Usherwood, Tim

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Article

Youth health and practical justice – Time for renewed conversation.

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Health Education Journal, 2018, v. 77, n. 5, p. 627, doi. 10.1177/0017896918784348

By:

Brooks, Fiona;
Aggleton, Peter;
Dawson, Angela;
Kang, Melissa

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Article

Marginalised young people’s healthcare journeys: Professionals’ perspectives.

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Health Education Journal, 2018, v. 77, n. 5, p. 692, doi. 10.1177/0017896917752965

By:

Robards, Fiona;
Kang, Melissa;
Tolley, Kate;
Hawke, Catherine;
Sanci, Lena;
Usherwood, Tim

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Article

Primary health care for young people.

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Youth Studies Australia, 2006, v. 25, n. 2, p. 49

By:

Kang, Melissa;
Bernard, Diana;
Usherwood, Tim;
Quine, Susan;
Alperstein, Garth;
Kerr-Roubicek, Helen;
Elliott, Abigail;
Bennett, David

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Article

Sex files: Exploring sexuality through Dolly magazine.

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Youth Studies Australia, 2000, v. 19, n. 4, p. 28

By:

Kang, Melissa

Publication type:

Article

HPV.edu study protocol: a cluster randomised controlled evaluation of education, decisional support and logistical strategies in school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of adolescents.

Published in:

2015

By:

Rachel Skinner, S.;
Davies, Cristyn;
Cooper, Spring;
Stoney, Tanya;
Marshall, Helen;
Jones, Jane;
Collins, Joanne;
Hutton, Heidi;
Parrella, Adriana;
Zimet, Gregory;
Regan, David G.;
Whyte, Patti;
Brotherton, Julia M. L.;
Richmond, Peter;
McCaffrey, Kirsten;
Garland, Suzanne M.;
Leask, Julie;
Kang, Melissa;
Braunack-Mayer, Annette;
Kaldor, John

Publication type:

journal article

Sexual behaviour, sexually transmitted infections and attitudes to chlamydia testing among a unique national sample of young Australians: baseline data from a randomised controlled trial.

Published in:

BMC Public Health, 2014, v. 14, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1471-2458-14-12

By:

Kang, Melissa;
Rochford, Arlie;
Skinner, S. Rachel;
Mindel, Adrian;
Webb, Marianne;
Peat, Jenny;
Usherwood, Tim

Publication type:

Article

Sexual behaviour, sexually transmitted infections and attitudes to chlamydia testing among a unique national sample of young Australians: baseline data from a randomised controlled trial.

Published in:

2014

By:

Kang, Melissa;
Rochford, Arlie;
Skinner, S Rachel;
Mindel, Adrian;
Webb, Marianne;
Peat, Jenny;
Usherwood, Tim

Publication type:

journal article

Association of plasma endotoxin, inflammatory cytokines and risk of colorectal adenomas.

Published in:

BMC Cancer, 2013, v. 13, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1471-2407-13-91

By:

Kang, Melissa;
Edmundson, Patrick;
Araujo-Perez, Felix;
McCoy, Amber N.;
Galanko, Joseph;
Keku, Temitope O.

Publication type:

Article

Association of plasma endotoxin, inflammatory cytokines and risk of colorectal adenomas.

Published in:

2013

By:

Kang, Melissa;
Edmundson, Patrick;
Araujo-Perez, Felix;
McCoy, Amber N;
Galanko, Joseph;
Keku, Temitope O

Publication type:

journal article

ALS Identified: two‐year findings from a sponsored ALS genetic testing program.

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Annals of Clinical & Translational Neurology, 2024, v. 11, n. 8, p. 2201, doi. 10.1002/acn3.52140

By:

Goutman, Stephen A.;
Goyal, Namita A.;
Payne, Katelyn;
Paisán‐Ruiz, Coro;
Kupelian, Varant;
Kang, Melissa L.;
Mitchell, Adele A.;
Fecteau, Teresa E.

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Article

Cultural diversity in adolescent health care.

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Medical Journal of Australia, 2005, v. 183, n. 8, p. 436, doi. 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07113.x

By:

Bennett, David L;
Chown, Peter;
Kang, Melissa S‐L

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Article

Confidential health care for adolescents: reconciling clinical evidence with family values.

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Medical Journal of Australia, 2005, v. 183, n. 8, p. 410, doi. 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07104.x

By:

Sanci, Lena A;
Sawyer, Susan M;
Haller, Dagmar M;
Patton, George C;
Kang, Melissa S‐L

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Article

Improving adolescents' access to primary health care.

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Medical Journal of Australia, 2005, v. 183, n. 8, p. 416, doi. 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07106.x

By:

Sanci, Lena A;
Kang, Melissa S‐L;
Ferguson, B Jane

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Article

Being "Dolly Doctor".

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Medical Journal of Australia, 2005, v. 183, n. 8, p. 415, doi. 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07105.x

By:

Kang, Melissa S‐L

Publication type:

Article

Confessions of a medical mother.

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Medical Journal of Australia, 2004, v. 181, n. 7, p. 394, doi. 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06341.x

By:

Kang, Melissa S‐L

Publication type:

Article

Is it normal to feel these questions ...?: a content analysis of the health concerns of adolescent girls writing to a magazine.

Published in:

Family Practice, 2009, v. 26, n. 3, p. 196, doi. 10.1093/fampra/cmp019

By:

Melissa Kang;
Bianca Cannon;
Louise Remond;
Susan Quine

Publication type:

Article

Prevalence of first adolescent pregnancy and its associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis.

Published in:

PLoS ONE, 2021, v. 16, n. 2, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0246308

By:

Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku;
Kang, Melissa;
Perry, Lin;
Brooks, Fiona;
Hayen, Andrew

Publication type:

Article

Abortion care pathways and service provision for adolescents in high-income countries: A qualitative synthesis of the evidence.

Published in:

PLoS ONE, 2020, v. 15, n. 11, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0242015

By:

Assifi, Anisa R.;
Kang, Melissa;
Sullivan, Elizabeth A.;
Dawson, Angela J.

Publication type:

Article

The road beyond licensing: the impact of a driver licensing support program on employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Published in:

2021

By:

Porykali, Bobby;
Cullen, Patricia;
Hunter, Kate;
Rogers, Kris;
Kang, Melissa;
Young, Nareen;
Senserrick, Teresa;
Clapham, Kathleen;
Ivers, Rebecca

Publication type:

journal article

Accelerating implementation of adolescent digital health prevention programs: analysis of insights from Australian stakeholders.

Published in:

Frontiers in Public Health, 2024, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1389739

By:

Raeside, Rebecca;
Todd, Allyson;
Sim, Kyra A.;
Kang, Melissa;
Mihrshahi, Seema;
Gardner, Lauren A.;
Champion, Katrina E.;
Skinner, John;
Laranjo, Liliana;
Steinbeck, Katharine;
Redfern, Julie;
Partridge, Stephanie R.

Publication type:

Article

Developing an Educational Resource Aimed at Improving Adolescent Digital Health Literacy: Using Co-Design as Research Methodology.

Published in:

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2024, v. 26, p. 1, doi. 10.2196/49453

By:

Lewis, Callum C;
Taba, Melody;
Allen, Tiffany B;
Caldwell, Patrina HY;
Skinner, S Rachel;
Kang, Melissa;
Henderson, Hamish;
Bray, Liam;
Borthwick, Madeleine;
Collin, Philippa;
McCaffery, Kirsten;
Scott, Karen M

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Article

Intersectionality: Social Marginalisation and Self-Reported Health Status in Young People.

Published in:

International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 2020, v. 17, n. 21, p. 8104, doi. 10.3390/ijerph17218104

By:

Robards, Fiona;
Kang, Melissa;
Luscombe, Georgina;
Hawke, Catherine;
Sanci, Lena;
Steinbeck, Katharine;
Zwi, Karen;
Towns, Susan;
Usherwood, Tim

Publication type:

Article