title: Evaluating risk-taking behaviors of youth in military families.
abstract: This study assessed risk-taking behavior in a unique adolescent population: family members of active and retired military personnel. Significantly fewer adolescents in our group engaged in at-risk behaviors compared with national statistics, demonstrating the need for further research.
authors.affiliation: National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. hutch.w.hutchinson@us.army.mil
authors.forename: Jeffrey W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology