High school athletic participation, sexual behavior and adolescent pregnancy: A regional study

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-216

  Sabo, Donald F ^a   Miller, Kathleen E ^b   Farrell, Michael P ^c   Melnick, Merrill J ^d   Barnes, Grace M ^e  

^a D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e New York State Res Inst Addicts   (United States)

Author keywords

Arts; Gender differences; High school sports; Sexual behavior; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032812276     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(99)00070-1     Document Type: Article

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