Ethnicity as a Factor in Reproductive Health Care Utilization Among Males Attending Family Planning Clinics

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 216-224

  Weinman, Maxine L ^a   Buzi, Ruth S ^b   Smith, Peggy B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnicity; family planning; health care; STI testing and treatment; young men

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DATA COLLECTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052082306     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988310373944     Document Type: Article

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