title: Gallagher lecture. Teenagers and sexual risk taking: the best of times and the worst of times.
authors.affiliation: Division of STD/HIV Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cates
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003075:Coitus; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods; D012737:Sex Factors; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology