Marital status and sexually transmitted infections among African Americans

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1147-1165

  Taylor, Eboni M ^a   Adimora, Adaora A ^a   Schoenbach, Victor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; marriage; risk behaviors; sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955566663     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X10365829     Document Type: Article

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