High prevalence of asymptomatic STDs in incarcerated minority male youth: A case for screening

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 175-177

  Pack, Robert P ^a   Diclemente, Ralph J ^b   Hook III, Edward W ^c   Oh, M Kim ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PREVALENCE; PRISON; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0034010136     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200003000-00011     Document Type: Article

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