Infrequency of sexually transmitted disease screening among sexually experienced U.S. female adolescents

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 233-238

  Fiscus, Lynne C ^a   Ford, Carol A ^a   Miller, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COITUS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSURANCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19644399647     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 15386341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3623304     Document Type: Article

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