Neighborhood Environment, Sexual Risk Behaviors and Acquisition of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Adolescents Diagnosed with Psychological Disorders

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-311

  Lang, Delia L ^a,b   Salazar, Laura F ^a,b   Crosby, Richard A ^c   DiClemente, Ralph J ^a,b   Brown, Larry K ^d   Donenberg, Geri R ^e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents with psychological disorders; Neighborhood cohesion; Neighborhood environment; STIs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049334720     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9352-7     Document Type: Article

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