Promoting sexual health services to young men: Findings from focus group discussions

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 194-198

  Pearson, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COITUS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 0142087907     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118903101198079     Document Type: Review

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