Social capital as a predictor of adolescents' sexual risk behavior: A state-level exploratory study

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-252

  Crosby, Richard A ^a,b   Holtgrave, David R ^a,b   DiClemente, Ralph J ^a,b,c   Wingood, Gina M ^a,b   Gayle, Julie Ann ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Prevention; Sexual risk; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0141567717     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025439618581     Document Type: Article

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