A comparative study of interventions for delaying the initiation of sexual intercourse among Latino and black youth

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 247-254

  Guilamo Ramos, Vincent ^a   Jaccard, James ^a   Dittus, Patricia ^b   Bouris, Alida ^c   Gonzalez, Bernardo ^a   Casillas, Eileen ^a   Banspach, Stephen ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 83555162462     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4324711     Document Type: Article

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