Sexual orientation disparities in Sexually transmitted infection risk behaviors and risk determinants among sexually active adolescent males: Results from a school-based sample

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1107-1112

  Everett, Bethany G ^a   Schnarrs, Phillip W ^b   Rosario, Margaret ^c   Garofalo, Robert ^d   Mustanski, Brian ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; HEALTH DISPARITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; RAPE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84901003562     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301759     Document Type: Article

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