Sexual Behaviors of Middle School Students: 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results From 16 Locations

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-68

  Moore, Michele J ^a   Barr, Elissa M ^a   Johnson, Tammie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Middle school; Risk factors; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SMOKING; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84871228752     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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