Sex education and adolescent sexual behavior: Do community characteristics matter?

Contraception

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 276-280

  Kraft, Joan Marie ^a   Kulkarni, Aniket ^a   Hsia, Jason ^a   Jamieson, Denise J ^a   Warner, Lee ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Community context; Sex education; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865067551     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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