Sexual activity, pregnancy, and deviance in a representative urban sample of African American girls

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 349-372

  Lanctôt, Nadine ^a   Smith, Carolyn A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0035354470     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010496229445     Document Type: Article

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