Mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters: Gender differences in factors associated with parent-child communication about sexual topics

Reproductive Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Wilson, Ellen K ^a   Koo, Helen P ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 78650029985     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-7-31     Document Type: Article

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