Characteristics of Jamaicans who smoke marijuana before sex and their risk status for sexually transmitted diseases

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-13

  Simeon, D T ^a   Bain, B C ^a   Wyatt, G E ^a   LeFranc, E ^a   Ricketts, H ^a   Chambers, C C ^a   Tucker, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAMAICA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0030101766     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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