Adolescents' Reports of Communication With Their Parents About Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Birth Control: 1988, 1995, and 2002

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 532-537

  Robert, Anna C ^a   Sonenstein, Freya L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Communication; Parents; Sex education; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH CONTROL; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952111285     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.201     Document Type: Article

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