Saving sex for later: An evaluation of a parent education intervention

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 166-173

  O'Donnell, Lydia ^a   Stueve, Ann ^a   Agronick, Gail ^a   Wilson Simmons, Renée ^a   Duran, Richard ^a   Jeanbaptiste, Varzi ^a  

^a EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PARENTS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 30644479973     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 15386341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3716605     Document Type: Article

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