Exploring family factors and sexual behaviors in a group of Black and Hispanic adolescent males

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-74

  Rucibwa, Naphtal Kaberege ^a,c   Modeste, Naomi ^b   Montgomery, Susan ^b   Fox, Curtis A ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Males; Sexual behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FATHER; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SIBLING; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; PEER GROUP; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037209097     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.27.1.7     Document Type: Article

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