Design, measurement, and analytical considerations for testing hypotheses relative to condom effectiveness against non-viral STIs

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 228-231

  Crosby, Richard ^a   DiClemente, R J ^a   Holtgrave, D R ^a   Wingood, G M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONDOM; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL;

EID: 0036048279     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.4.228     Document Type: Editorial

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