Starting on a healthy path: Promotion of young men's sexual health

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-153

  Park, M Jane ^a,b   Breland, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent males; Adolescent sexual behavior; Healthy development; Sexual and reproductive health; Sexual and reproductive health care; Sexuality education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONDOM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CONDOMS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 46649109269     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988307300784     Document Type: Article

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