Positive Youth Development as a Strategy to Promote Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Gavin, Lorrie E ^a   Catalano, Richard F ^b   Markham, Christine M ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749149926     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.017     Document Type: Editorial

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