Risk-taking behaviors in early adolescent minority women: implications for research and practice

Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing: JOGNN / NAACOG

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 454-461

  Doswell, Willa M ^a   Braxter, Betty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036636325     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2002.tb00068.x     Document Type: Article

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