Knowledge about the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases: A longitudinal study of young women from 16-23 years of age

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 339-341

  Andersson Ellström, Agneta ^a   Milsom, I ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CONDOM; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SWEDEN; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0036799223     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.5.339     Document Type: Article

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