The free condom initiative: Promoting condom availability and use in New York City

Public Health Reports

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-489

  Renaud, Tamar C ^a   Bocour, Angelica ^a   Irvine, Mary K ^a   Bernstein, Kyle T ^a,b   Begier, Elizabeth M ^a   Sepkowitz, Kent A ^a   Kellerman, Scott E ^a,c   Weglein, Daniel ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANAGER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049101029     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490912400404     Document Type: Article

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