Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 231-238 , September 2008

Noncoital Sexual Activities Among Adolescents

  • Laura Duberstein Lindberg, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Guttmacher Institute, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Laura Duberstein Lindberg, Ph.D., The Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038
    • ,
  • Rachel Jones, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Guttmacher Institute, New York, New York
    • ,
  • John S. Santelli, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Guttmacher Institute, New York, New York
    • Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, New York, New York

Received 14 August 2007 ,Accepted 21 December 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00106-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.010

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 231-238 , September 2008

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