Early sexual initiation among urban african american male middle school youth in baltimore city

Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Whitaker, Damiya E ^a   Furr Holden, Carolyn D ^a   Floyd, Leah ^a   Chatterjee, Pritika ^a   Latimer, William W ^a  

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

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