Brief report: Risky sexual behavior of adolescents in Belgrade: Association with socioeconomic status and family structure

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 869-877

  Vukovic, Dejana S ^a   Bjegovic, Vesna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family; Risk behavior; Sexual behavior; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTRACEPTION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADOLESCENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNSAFE SEX; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 34548495356     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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