"We're the Heroes!": Fathers' Perspectives on Their Role In Protecting Their Preteenage Children from Sexual Risk

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-124

  Wilson, Ellen K ^a   Dalberth, Barbara T ^a   Koo, Helen P ^b  

^a Dalberth is public health and policy analyst ^*  (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954448643     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4211710     Document Type: Article

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