Correlates of the intention to remain sexually inactive among underserved hispanic and African American high school students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-32

  Bazargan, Mohsen ^a   West, Kimberly ^a  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE;

EID: 33645158129     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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