Early Age of First Sex and Health Risk in an Urban Adolescent Population

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 350-356

  Kaplan, Deborah L ^a   Jones, Elizabeth J ^b   Olson, E Carolyn ^c   Yunzal Butler, Cristina B ^a  

^a Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health   (United States)

^b CAI   (United States)

^c Bureau of Epidemiology Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Public health; Reproductive health; Risk behaviors; School health instruction; School health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; ARTICLE; COITUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; COITUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84875493125     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12038     Document Type: Article

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