Sexual abstinence and the sexual abstinence behavior scale

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 140-144

  Norris, Anne E ^a   Clark, Leslie F ^b   Magnus, Sondra ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE BEHAVIOR SCALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALABAMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE;

EID: 0038312977     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mph.2003.12     Document Type: Article

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