Interventions to improve parental communication about sex: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 494-510

  Akers, Aletha Y ^a   Holland, Cynthia L ^a   Bost, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Communication; Parent; Sex; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952238302     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2194     Document Type: Article

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