Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 33-39 , February 2009

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Patterns of Sexual Behavior and STI Risk among Sexually Experienced Adolescent Girls

  • Beth A. Auslander, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Beth Auslander, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0319.
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  • Frank M. Biro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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  • Paul A. Succop, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • Mary B. Short, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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  • Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

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 Sources of Support: 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. It was also supported in part by the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston funded by a grant M01RR00073 from the National Center for Research Resources, NIH, USPHS.

PII: S1083-3188(08)00078-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.01.075

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 33-39 , February 2009

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