To Know That We Know What We Know: Perceived Knowledge and Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 369-376

  Rock, Ellen M ^a   Ireland, M ^a   Resnick, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Perceived knowledge; Sexual risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345862208     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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