Adolescent sexual behaviour: Results from an Ontario sample. Part 1: Adolescent sexual activity

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 90-93

  Thomas, B Helen ^a,b   DiCenso, Alba ^a   Griffith, Lauren ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Hamilton Wentworth Reg Pub H ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 0031892939     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404395     Document Type: Article

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