Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 105-110 , April 2009

Participation of Adolescent Girls in a Study of Sexual Behaviors: Balancing Autonomy and Parental Involvement

  • Mary B. Short, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston
    • Department of Pediatrics and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
    • ,
  • Constance Wiemann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
    • ,
  • Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0319

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 Support was received from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD4015101) and the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U19 A161972, and N01 A150042) of the National Institutes of Health. Studies were conducted on the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The GCRC is funded by a grant (M01 RR 00073) from the National Center for Research Resources, NIH, USPHS.

PII: S1083-3188(07)00373-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.12.005

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 105-110 , April 2009

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