Perceived Social Cohesion and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-122

  Ellen, Jonathan M ^a,e   Jennings, Jacky M ^a,c   Meyers, Todd ^a,b   Chung, Shang En ^a   Taylor, Ralph ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALTIMORE; CENSUSES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0942290571     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000110467.64222.61     Document Type: Article

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