Adolescents in the age of AIDS: Myths, misconceptions, and misunderstandings regarding sexually transmitted diseases

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 64-69

  Cohall, Alwyn ^a   Kassotis, John ^a   Parks, Robert ^a   Vaughan, Robert ^a   Bannister, Hope ^a   Northridge, Mary ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; AIDS; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035532656     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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