Early initiation of sex, drug-related risk behaviors, and sensation-seeking among urban, low-income African-American adolescents

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 129-138

  Stanton, Bonita ^a   Li, Xiaoming ^b   Cottrell, Lesley ^b   Kaljee, Linda ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Drugs; Sensation seeking; Sex

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035531439     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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