Early socioeconomic disadvantage and young adult sexual health

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 834-848

  Wickrama, Thulitha ^a   Merten, Michael J ^b   Wickrama, K A S ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment behaviors; Community; Family disadvantage; STI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864868595     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.36.6.10     Document Type: Article

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