Validity of self-reported sexual behaviors in adolescent women using biomarker outcomes

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 261-266

  Orr, Donald P ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a   Blythe, Margaret J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0030950911     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199705000-00005     Document Type: Article

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