Exposure to Sexually Explicit Web Sites and Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Braun Courville, Debra K ^a   Rojas, Mary ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual behavior; Internet; Media; Pornography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER NETWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650527537     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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