Youth assets and sexual abstinence in Native American youth

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 775-788

  Oman, Roy F ^a   Vesely, Sara K ^b   Aspy, Cheryl B ^b   Tolma, Eleni ^b   Rodine, Sharon ^c   Marshall, LaDonna ^d   Fluhr, Janene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UOHSC

^c Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Native American youth; Youth assets; Youth sexual activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33845676747     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2006.0133     Document Type: Article

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