High-risk behavior and sexually transmitted infections among U.S. Active duty servicewomen and veterans

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1155-1169

  Goyal, Vinita ^a   Mattocks, Kristin M ^b   Sadler, Anne G ^c  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MARRIAGE; MILITARY SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; VETERAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84869005250     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2012.3605     Document Type: Article

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