Social support and sexually transmitted disease related healthcare utilisation in sexually experienced African-American adolescents

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-66

  Lowery, Lisa M ^a,b   Chung, S ^a   Ellen, J M ^a  

^a HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 13544259551     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2003.008920     Document Type: Article

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