Multiple sexual-partner behavior among sexually active US adolescent girls

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-12

  Howard, Donna E ^a   Wang, Min Qi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Coitus; Health behavior; Sexual partners

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SMOKING; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1642633886     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.28.1.1     Document Type: Article

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