Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 19-26 , July 2007

Racial and Gender Differences in Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Longitudinal Associations with Coital Debut

  • Juanita J. Cuffee, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Denise D. Hallfors, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Denise D. Hallfors, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 1516 E. Franklin St., Suite 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-2812.
    • ,
  • Martha W. Waller, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

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

Received 12 September 2006 ,Accepted 16 February 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00110-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.02.012

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 19-26 , July 2007

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