Adolescents' reasons for using a microbicide-like product over time

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-117

  Short, Mary B ^a,c   Succop, Paul A ^b   Rupp, Richard ^c   Rosenthal, Susan L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Adolescents; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted infections; Topical microbicides

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT; LUBRIN; MICROBICIDE; POLYCARBOPHIL;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; CONDOM; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 44349175450     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007155     Document Type: Article

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