Objective and Perceived Weight: Associations with Risky Adolescent Sexual Behavior.
CONTEXT Studies have shown that obesity is associated with increased sexual risk-taking, particularly among adolescent females, but the relationships between obesity, perceived weight and sexual risk behaviors are poorly understood. METHODS Integrative data analysis was performed that combined basel...
| Published in: | Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 129 - 138 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2016
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