First coitus for adolescents: Understanding why and when

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 96-103

  Alexander, Elizabeth ^a,b   Hickner, John ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031094012     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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