Medications for sexual health available from non-medical sources: A need for increased access to healthcare and education among immigrant latinos in the rural Southeastern USA

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1183-1186

  Rhodes, Scott D ^a   Fernández, Facundo M ^b   Leichliter, Jami S ^c   Vissman, Aaron T ^a   Duck, Stacy ^d   O'Brien, Mary Claire ^a   Miller, Cindy ^a   Wilkin, Aimee M ^a   Harris, Glenn A ^b   Hostetler, Dana M ^b   Bloom, Fred R ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Chatham Social Health Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino; Medication; Sexual health; Southeastern USA; Transgender; Viagra

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 80755177046     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9396-7     Document Type: Article

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