The effectiveness of a female condom intervention on women's use of condoms

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 63-76

  Hardwick, Deborah ^a  

^a TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female condom; HIV; STD; STI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CONDOM; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0037620448     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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