Association between employment and sexual risk-taking behaviors among public high school adolescents

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-159

  Valois, Robert F ^a,c   Dunham, Ashley C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent employment; Adolescents; Risk taking behaviors; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 31944441610     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022987031340     Document Type: Article

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