Patterns of age mixing and sexually transmitted infections

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 378-383

  Kraut Becher, J R ^a   Aral, S O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Age mixing; Nationally representative sample; NSFG; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646800224     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206777323481     Document Type: Article

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