One size fits all? Promoting condom use for sexually transmitted infection prevention among heterosexual young adults

Health Education Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 557-566

  De Visser, Richard ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VICTORIA;

EID: 24044455384     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyh015     Document Type: Article

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