Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Teens at an Urban Emergency Department: Relationship With Violent Behaviors and Substance Use
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Sexual risk behaviors among teens at an urban emergency department: relationship with violent behaviors and substance use.
PURPOSE Data regarding sexual risk behaviors among adolescent patients presenting to urban emergency departments (EDs) are lacking. This article describes rates and correlates of sexual risk behaviors among adolescents screened in an urban ED. METHODS During a period of 1-year, a total of 1,576 patients aged 14-18 years, self-administered a computerized survey (57.6% female, 59.3% African Ame...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Adolescent Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1054-139X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.07.005