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Teenage Partners’ Communication About Sexual Risk and Condom Use: The Importance Of Parent-Teenager Discussions. Whitaker DJ, Miller KS, May DC, Levin ML. Family Planning Perspectives, 31(3):117–121, 1999.

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Are parental gender role beliefs a predictor of change in sexual communication in a prevention program? Gale McKee L, Forehand R, Miller KS, Whitaker DJ, Long N, Armistead L. Behav Modif 31(4):435-53, 2007.

The moderating influence of mother-adolescent discussion on early and middle African-American adolescent sexual behavior. DiIorio C, McCarty F, Denzmore P, Landis A. Res Nurs Health 30(2):193-202, 2007.

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