Sexually transmitted infections in a young offenders institution in the UK

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 511-513

  David, Nelson ^a,b   Tang, A ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prisons; STI; Young offenders institutions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0042490719     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203767869084     Document Type: Article

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