A sexual health strategy for Australia - Time for action

Sexual Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 197-199

  Chan, D J ^a   Bradford, D L ^b  

^a Albion Street Centre ^*  (Australia)

^b Dolls House Sexual Health Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33644821729     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH04008     Document Type: Short Survey

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