Sex, drugs and sexually transmitted infections in British university students

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 370-377

  Vivancos, Roberto ^a   Abubakar, I ^a   Hunter, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Recreational drug use; Risk factors; Sexual behaviour; Sexually transmitted infections; University students

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CONDOMS; CRACK COCAINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 47949086597     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007176     Document Type: Article

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