Health risk behaviors in an urban sample of young women who have sex with women

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-92

  Herrick, Amy L ^a   Matthews, Alicia K ^b   Garofalo, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lesbian and bisexual girls; Sexually minority youth; Youth risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249091769     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160903060440     Document Type: Article

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