Acculturation, gender disparity, and the sexual behavior of Asian American youth

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 560-573

  Tong, Yuying ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881324414     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2012.668976     Document Type: Article

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