Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards HIV infection among family planning clinic attendees: Changes between 1991 and 1997

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1085, 1999, Pages 121-123

  Elliot, Nikki ^c   Crump, John ^c   McGuire, Andrew ^c   Bagshaw, Susan ^b   Chambers, Stephen ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Family Planning Association   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033537754     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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