The Sexual Safety of Adolescents

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-224

  Fantasia, Heidi Collins ^a,b   Fontenot, Holly B ^a,c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Women's health nurse practitioner for Health Quarters   (United States)

^c Women's health nurse practitioner   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Education; Safety; Sexual activity; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952717926     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01217.x     Document Type: Article

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