Community effects on youth sexual activity

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 540-554

  Baumer, Eric P ^a   South, Scott J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Contraception; Intercourse; Neighborhoods; Peer groups; Sexual activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035343852     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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