The effect of pre-travel advice on sexual risk behavior abroad: A systematic review

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-51

  Croughs, Mieke ^a,b   Remmen, Roy ^c   Van Den Ende, Jef ^b  

^a GGD Hart voor Brabant ^*  (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM USE; DATA EXTRACTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; TRAVEL;

CONSULTANTS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRAVEL;

EID: 84891829648     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12084     Document Type: Review

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