Light and heavy heterosexual activities of young Canadian adolescents: Normative patterns and differential predictors

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-172

  Williams, Trish ^a   Connolly, Jennifer ^b   Cribbie, Robert ^b  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 39749099496     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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