Risk behaviors for reproductive tract infection in women who have sex with women in Beijing, China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Xiaofang ^a   Norris, Jessie L ^a   Liu, Yingjie ^b   Vermund, Sten H ^c   Qian, Han Zhu ^c   Han, Ling ^d   Wang, Ning ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; KETAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINA BLEEDING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK-TAKING; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84863618165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040114     Document Type: Article

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