Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and sexual behavior of young adults and middle-aged people presenting to health examination centers in Korea

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-212

  Choe, Hyun Sop ^a   Lee, Dong Sup ^a   Lee, Seung Ju ^a   Lee, Choong Bum ^a   Lee, Won Chul ^b   Cho, Yong Hyun ^c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Middle aged; Prevalence; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted infection; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH KOREA; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84863306201     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-011-0319-x     Document Type: Article

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