Barriers to Prevention: Ethnic and Gender Differences in Latino Adolescent Motivations for Engaging in Risky Behaviors

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-149

  Moreno, Claudia L ^a   Baer, Judith C ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanics; HIV AIDS; Prevention; Sexual risk behaviors; STIs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858622319     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-011-0252-y     Document Type: Article

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