The state of the union: Sexual health disparities in a national sample of US college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-346

  Buhi, Eric R ^a   Marhefka, Stephanie L ^a   Hoban, Mary T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b American College Health Association   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Health status disparities; HIV; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149180136     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480903501780     Document Type: Article

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