Creating teachable moments: A clinic-based intervention to improve young men's sexual health

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-144

  Armstrong, Bruce ^a   Kalmuss, Debra ^a   Franks, Molly ^a   Hecker, Gabrielle ^a   Bell, David ^a  

^a Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health education; Male reproductive health; Masculinity; Men's health clinics; Men's health interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953146296     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988309331796     Document Type: Article

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