Understanding sexual risk taking behaviour in Hong Kong university students: A health promotion perspective

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-318

  Abdullah, A S M ^a   Fielding, R ^a   Hedley, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; HIV; Sexual behavior; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0141849313     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-7435(03)00138-5     Document Type: Article

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