Differences in sexual health, risk behaviors, and substance use among women by sexual identity: Chicago, 2009-2011

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 194-199

  Estrich, Cameron G ^a   Gratzer, Beau ^b,c,d   Hotton, Anna L ^b,e  

^a AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CHICAGO; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84894473538     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000091     Document Type: Article

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