Adolescents' recall of sexual behavior: Consistency of self-report and effect of variations in recall duration

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-206

  McFarlane, Mary ^a   St Lawrence, Janet S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Consistency; Recall; Self report; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032807727     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(98)00156-6     Document Type: Article

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