Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 20-25 , July 2010

A Prospective Study of the Sexual, Emotional, and Behavioral Correlates Associated With Young Women's First and Usual Coital Events

  • Amanda E. Tanner, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Behavior, & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Amanda E. Tanner, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Department of Public Health Sciences, 9201 University City Blvd, CHHS 427, Charlotte, NC 28223.
    • ,
  • Devon J. Hensel, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • J. Dennis Fortenberry, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

Received 8 June 2009 ,Accepted 30 December 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(10)00017-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.031

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 20-25 , July 2010

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