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Health-seeking behaviours by gender among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa

Background: Adolescents are an important age-group for preventing disease and supporting health yet little is known about their health-seeking behaviours. Objective: We describe socio-demographic characteristics and health-seeking behaviours of adolescents in Soweto, South Africa, in order to broade...

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Main Authors:	Kennedy Otwombe (Author), Janan Dietrich (Author), Fatima Laher (Author), Stefanie Hornschuh (Author), Busisiwe Nkala (Author), Lucy Chimoyi (Author), Angela Kaida (Author), Glenda E. Gray (Author), Cari L. Miller (Author)
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Published:	Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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