Effects of overweight on risky sexual behavior of adolescent girls

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 605-619

  Averett, Susan ^a   Corman, Hope ^b   Reichman, Nancy E ^c,d  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870460216     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2011.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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