Received social support for sexually transmitted disease-related care- seeking among adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 174-178

  Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a   Zimet, Gregory D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender differences; Health care delivery; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032766626     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(99)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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