Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 192-198 , August 2006

Perceptions of Sexual Abstinence among High-Risk Early and Middle Adolescents

  • Mary A. Ott, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Mary A. Ott, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University, 575 North West Drive, Room XE070, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
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  • Elizabeth J. Pfeiffer, M.A.
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  • J. Dennis Fortenberry, M.D., M.S.

Received 22 March 2005 ,Accepted 8 December 2005.

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PII: S1054-139X(05)00550-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.12.009

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 192-198 , August 2006

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