Weekly and seasonal variation in sexual behaviors among adolescent women with sexually transmitted diseases

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 420-425

  Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a,b   Orr, Donald P ^a   Zimet, Gregory D ^a   Blythe, Margaret J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RILEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Seasonality; Sexual behavior; Temporal patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0030916675     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00275-3     Document Type: Article

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