Reliability of the 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire
Journal of Adolescent HealthPublished 1 October 2002
Nancy D. Brener, Laura Kann, Taylor McManus, Steve Kinchen, Eric Sundberg, Joy Ross
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Overall, students appeared to report health risk behaviors reliably over time, but several items need to be examined further to determine whether they should be revised or deleted in future versions of the YRBS.
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Overall, students appeared to report health risk behaviors reliably over time, but several items need to be examined further to determine whether they should be revised or deleted in future versions of the YRBS.
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