Predictors of adolescent sexual risk taking behaviors which put them at risk for contracting HIV

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 429-444

  Serovich, Julianne M ^a   Greene, Kathryn ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031522163     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024581305264     Document Type: Article

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