Sexual behaviour and self-reported sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): Comparison between White and Chinese American young people

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-349

  Kuo, Wen Hung ^a,b   St Lawrence, Janet S ^b  

^a TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Adolescents; Chinese Americans; Sexual behaviour; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN AMERICANS; COITUS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746462744     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600784518     Document Type: Article

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