Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 50-55 , January 2005

Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Filipino American Families: A Demonstration of Community-Based Participatory Research

  • Paul J. Chung, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif (Drs Chung and Schuster); UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Chung, Ms Borneo, Dr Kilpatrick, Ms Lopez, Mr Travis Jr, Ms Khandwala, and Dr Schuster); Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Lui); RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif (Dr Schuster); and the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Schuster)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Paul J. Chung, MD, MS, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, MDCC 12-325, 10833 LeConte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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  • Hena Borneo, BA

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif (Drs Chung and Schuster); UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Chung, Ms Borneo, Dr Kilpatrick, Ms Lopez, Mr Travis Jr, Ms Khandwala, and Dr Schuster); Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Lui); RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif (Dr Schuster); and the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Schuster)
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  • Shelley D. Kilpatrick, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif (Drs Chung and Schuster); UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Chung, Ms Borneo, Dr Kilpatrick, Ms Lopez, Mr Travis Jr, Ms Khandwala, and Dr Schuster); Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Lui); RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif (Dr Schuster); and the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Schuster)
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  • Donna M. Lopez, BA

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif (Drs Chung and Schuster); UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Chung, Ms Borneo, Dr Kilpatrick, Ms Lopez, Mr Travis Jr, Ms Khandwala, and Dr Schuster); Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Lui); RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif (Dr Schuster); and the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Schuster)
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  • Raphael Travis Jr, MSW

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif (Drs Chung and Schuster); UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Chung, Ms Borneo, Dr Kilpatrick, Ms Lopez, Mr Travis Jr, Ms Khandwala, and Dr Schuster); Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Lui); RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif (Dr Schuster); and the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Schuster)
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  • Camillia Lui, MA, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif (Drs Chung and Schuster); UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Chung, Ms Borneo, Dr Kilpatrick, Ms Lopez, Mr Travis Jr, Ms Khandwala, and Dr Schuster); Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Lui); RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif (Dr Schuster); and the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Schuster)
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  • Shefali Khandwala, BS

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif (Drs Chung and Schuster); UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Chung, Ms Borneo, Dr Kilpatrick, Ms Lopez, Mr Travis Jr, Ms Khandwala, and Dr Schuster); Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Lui); RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif (Dr Schuster); and the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Schuster)
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  • Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif (Drs Chung and Schuster); UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Chung, Ms Borneo, Dr Kilpatrick, Ms Lopez, Mr Travis Jr, Ms Khandwala, and Dr Schuster); Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Lui); RAND Health, Santa Monica, Calif (Dr Schuster); and the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Schuster)

Received 7 April 2004 ,Accepted 15 August 2004.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60006-8

doi: 10.1367/A04-059R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 50-55 , January 2005

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