Depressive Symptoms as a Predictor of Sexual Risk among African American Adolescents and Young Adults

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 444.e1-444.e8

  Brown, Larry K ^a   Tolou Shams, Marina ^a   Lescano, Celia ^a   Houck, Christopher ^a   Zeidman, Jessica ^a   Pugatch, David ^b   Lourie, Kevin J ^c  

^a Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Youth and Family Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent HIV risk; African American; Depressive symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 33747140688     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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