Protective factors in the lives of bisexual adolescents in north America

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-117

  Saewyc, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Homma, Yuko ^a   Skay, Carol L ^c   Bearinger, Linda H ^c   Resnick, Michael D ^c   Reis, Elizabeth ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b McCreary Centre Society   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NORTH AMERICA; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 58149236773     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.123109     Document Type: Article

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