Risks and benefits of the internet for populations at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs): Results of an STI clinic survey

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-19

  Rietmeijer, Cornelis A ^a   Bull, Sheana S ^a   McFarlane, Mary ^a   Patnaik, Jennifer Landrigan ^a   Douglas, John M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0037228370     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200301000-00004     Document Type: Article

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