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Abstinence and abstinence-only education

A review of U.S. policies and programs

Bibliographic Data

ID23338751
AuthorsJohn Santelli (0000-0003-2768-1910, Columbia University, corresponding author), Mary A Ott (0000-0003-1347-2480, Indiana University School of Medicine), Maureen E Lyon (0000-0002-0955-3969, Children's National), Maureen Lyon, Jennifer Rogers (0000-0001-7895-2982, American College of Preventive Medicine), Daniel Summers (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Rebecca Schleifer (Human Rights Watch)
Year2006
Volume38
Issue1
Pages72-81
Publication date2006-01-01
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.2005.10.006
PMID16387256
OpenAlexW2078199252
LanguageEN
Citations received173
References cited28

Abstinence · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Family planning · Government (linguistics) · Human sexuality · Political science · Population · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Reproductive health · Sexual abstinence · Sexual intercourse · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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