African American Adolescent Females' Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety, Familial Strategies, and Sexual Debut

Research in Human Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-28

  Choby, Alexandra A ^a   Dolcini, M Margaret ^b   Catania, Joseph A ^b   Boyer, Cherrie B ^c   Harper, Gary W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859486856     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2012.654430     Document Type: Article

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