Neighborhood poverty and early transition to sexual activity in young adolescents: A developmental ecological approach

Child Development

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1463-1476

  Dupéré, Véronique ^a   Lacourse, Éric ^a   Willms, J Douglas ^b   Leventhal, Tama ^c   Tremblay, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 51949095098     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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