Alcohol restrictions and STIs: is there a link?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-

  Bangor‐Jones, Revle ^a   Akesson, Grant ^a   Armstrong, Paul ^a   Bastian, Lisa ^a   Reeve, Carole ^a   Xiao, Jianguo ^a   Weeramanthri, Tarun ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LETTER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79953817684     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00673.x     Document Type: Letter

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