University students' knowledge of STDs: Labels, symptoms and transmission

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 353-358

  Minichiello, V ^a   Paxton, S ^b   Cowling, V ^a   Cross, G ^c,d   Savage, J ^c   Sculthorpe, A ^b   Cairns, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sexually transmitted diseases; University students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0029775209     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462961918077     Document Type: Article

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