Intervention Induced Changes in Perceptions of Parenting and Risk Opportunities Among Rural African American

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 422-436

  Murry, Velma McBride ^a   McNair, Lily D ^b   Myers, Sonya S ^c   Chen, Yi fu ^d   Brody, Gene H ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; HIV related risk behaviors; Middle childhood; Parenting; Prevention; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892477013     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9714-5     Document Type: Article

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