Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 407-414 , October 2007

Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors among Boys Aged 15–18 Years in Tehran

  • Kazem Mohammad, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Farideh Khalaj Abadi Farahani, M.Sc., Ph.D. candidate

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Population Studies, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
    • Family Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Farideh Khalaj Abadi Farahani, M.Sc., Ph.D. candidate, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Centre for Population Studies, 51 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, UK.
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  • Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, M.D

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatry Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Siamak Alikhani, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Education, Tehran, Iran
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  • Mohammad Zare, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Education, Tehran, Iran
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  • Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Health Research Unit, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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  • Ali Ramezankhani, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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  • Alireza Hasanzadeh, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Research Center for Medical Sciences of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Hossein Ghanbari, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Kings College, University of London, London, United Kingdom
    • National Research Center for Medical Sciences of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Received 24 July 2006 ,Accepted 2 May 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00193-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.05.003

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 407-414 , October 2007

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