Effects of abstinence-only education on adolescent attitudes and values concerning premarital sexual intercourse

Family and Community Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1-15

  Sather, Linda ^b   Zinn, Kelly ^a  

^a Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abstinence; Adolescent; Values and attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0036653904     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200207000-00003     Document Type: Article

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