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Mass media as a sexual super peer for early maturing girls

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ID23334480
AuthorsJane D Brown (0000-0002-5529-8727, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Carolyn T Halpern (0000-0003-4278-5646, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Kelly L’Engle (0000-0003-1555-0315, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Kelly Ladin L’Engle
Year2005
Volume36
Issue5
Pages420-427
Publication date2005-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Adolescent Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1054-139X • E-ISSN: 1879-1972
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.06.003
PMID15837346
OpenAlexW2090837666
LanguageEN
Citations received111
References cited29

Active listening · Advertising · Developmental psychology · Mass media · Population · Reproductive health · Sexual intercourse · Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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