Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 570-577 , October 2006

Do Perceptions of Friends’ Behaviors Affect Age at First Sex? Evidence from Cebu, Philippines

  • Ushma D. Upadhyay, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ushma D. Upadhyay, Ph.D., Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
    • ,
  • Michelle J. Hindin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

Received 21 October 2005 ,Accepted 10 March 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00095-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.03.004

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 570-577 , October 2006

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