Evaluation of a randomized intervention to delay sexual initiation among fifth-graders followed through the sixth grade

Sex Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-46

  Koo, Helen P ^a   Rose, Allison ^a,b   El Khorazaty, M Nabil ^a   Yao, Qing ^g   Jenkins, Renee R ^c   Anderson, Karen M ^d   Davis, Maurice ^e   Walker, Leslie R ^f  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Independent Scholar ^*  (United States)

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EID: 78751488044     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2011.538146     Document Type: Article

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