Sexual behaviour in young people

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-41

  Gerressu, Makeda ^a,b   Stephenson, Judith M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sex education; Sexual behaviour; Sexual health interventions; Young people

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38149071009     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3282f3d9bd     Document Type: Review

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