Sexual Health: The Role of Sexual Health Services Among Homeless Young Women Living in Toronto, Canada

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 370-377

  Oliver, Vanessa ^a   Cheff, Rebecca ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

child adolescent health; cultural competence; health disparities; health promotion; qualitative research; sexual health; social determinants of health; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864768297     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839912437369     Document Type: Article

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