Older male sexual partner as a marker for sexual risk-taking in adolescent females in Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-90

  Langille, Donald B ^a   Hughes, Jean R ^b   Delaney, Mary E ^c   Rigby, Janet A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Female; Risk taking; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOVA SCOTIA; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 34249717885     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404315     Document Type: Article

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