Reproductive health of young adults with physical disabilities in the U.S.

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 502-504

  McRee, Annie Laurie ^a   Haydon, Abigail A ^a,b   Halpern, Carolyn Tucker ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Papanicolau smear; Physical disability; Reproductive health; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649702196     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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