Just don't do it: High school sports participation and young female adult sexual behavior

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 403-418

  Eitle, Tamela McNulty ^a   Eitle, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036926429     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.19.4.403     Document Type: Article

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