Sexual attitudes and risk-taking behaviors of high school students in Turkey: Research article

Journal of School Health

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 359-366

  Aras, Sahbal ^a   Semin, Semih ^a   Gunay, Turkan ^a   Orcin, Esmahan ^a   Ozan, Sema ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Risk taking behavior; Sexual attitude; Sexual education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TURKEY;

EID: 34547677914     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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