Promotion of adolescent sexual health in primary care: Survey in Finnish health centres

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-38

  Sannisto, Tuire ^a   Kosunen, Elise ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abortion; Adolescent; Chlamydia; Contraception; Counselling; Primary health care; Sexual health services; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTRACEPTION; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AGE FACTORS; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 60849139089     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180802460509     Document Type: Article

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