Sociodemographic correlates of virginity in seventh-grade black and Latino students

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 304-312

  Raine, Tina R ^a   Jenkins, Renee ^b   Aarons, Sigrid J ^b   Woodward, Kathy ^c   Fairfax, Johnnie L ^d   El Khorazaty, M Nabil ^e   Herman, Allen ^f  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Office of The Chief Financial Officer   (United States)

^e RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender differences; Minorities; Risk behaviors; Risk factors; Sexual activity; Virginity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0032913748     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(98)00109-8     Document Type: Article

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