Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 209-215 , March 2004

Primary and secondary sexual abstinence in high school students

  • Peter R Loewenson, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Peter R. Loewenson, MD, MPH, Teen Age Medical Service, Children's Hospitals and Clinics, 2525 Chicago Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA.
    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • ,
  • Marjorie Ireland, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • ,
  • Michael D Resnick, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

,Accepted 9 May 2003.

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PII: S1054-139X(03)00269-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.05.002

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 209-215 , March 2004

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