Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 366-375 , October 2009

Truths and Myths That Influence the Sexual Decision-Making Process Among Young Multiethnic College Women

  • Barbara L. Kennedy

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Barbara L. Kennedy, ND, ACRN, FNP-BC, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing College of Health and Human Services California State University, CA 90747.
    • ,
  • Susan T. Roberts

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.10.007

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 366-375 , October 2009

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