Are adolescents being screened for sexually transmitted diseases? A study of low income African American adolescents in San Francisco

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 94-97

  Ellen, Jonathan M ^a   Lane, M A ^b   McCright, J ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; San Francisco; Screening; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0034017490     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.2.94     Document Type: Article

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