Ethnic differences in childhood and adolescent sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-10

  Kenney, Janet W ^a   Reinholtz, Cindy ^a   Angelini, Patti Jo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Childhood adolescent sexual abuse; Ethnic differences; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADOLESCENTS; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; CHILD ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CRIME; CULTURAL BACKGROUND; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FERTILITY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; STUDIES; SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COERCION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030957779     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00035-9     Document Type: Article

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