Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 424.e21-424.e30 , November 2004

An exploration of the relationship between youth assets and engagement in risky sexual behaviors

  • Alexandra E. Evans, M.P.H., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (A.E.E., S.F.G., M.L.V., D.P.-M., R.F.V., D.T.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Alexandra E. Evans, HESC 215, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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  • Maureen Sanderson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of Texas-Houston, Regional Campus at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas, USA (M.S., B.R.)
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  • Sarah F. Griffin, M.P.H., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (A.E.E., S.F.G., M.L.V., D.P.-M., R.F.V., D.T.)
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  • Belinda Reininger, M.P.H., Dr.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of Texas-Houston, Regional Campus at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas, USA (M.S., B.R.)
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  • Murray L. Vincent, Ed.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (A.E.E., S.F.G., M.L.V., D.P.-M., R.F.V., D.T.)
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  • Debra Parra-Medina, M.P.H., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (A.E.E., S.F.G., M.L.V., D.P.-M., R.F.V., D.T.)
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  • Robert F. Valois, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (A.E.E., S.F.G., M.L.V., D.P.-M., R.F.V., D.T.)
    • ,
  • Doug Taylor, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (A.E.E., S.F.G., M.L.V., D.P.-M., R.F.V., D.T.)

,Accepted 4 February 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00073-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.008

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 424.e21-424.e30 , November 2004

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