Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 926.e1-926.e10 , December 2006

Adolescent Predictors of Emerging Adult Sexual Patterns

  • Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal and Child Health, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Carolina Population Center, CB # 8120, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8120
    • ,
  • Martha W. Waller, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Aubrey Spriggs, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal and Child Health, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Denise Dion Hallfors, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Received 16 February 2006 ,Accepted 14 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.08.005

Journal of Adolescent Health
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