Sexual behaviour, drug use and health service use by young Noongar people in Western Australia: A snapshot

Sexual Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 188-193

  Williams, Robyn ^a   Lawrence, Chris ^b,e   Wilkes, Edward ^c   Shipp, Maurice ^c   Henry, Barbara ^a   Eades, Sandra ^b,e   Mathers, Bradley ^d   Kaldor, John ^d   Maher, Lisa ^d   Gray, Dennis ^c  

^a Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; condoms; Indigenous; sexual health; youth

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS USE; CASUAL SEX; CONDOM; CONDOM USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STEREOTYPY; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER;

EID: 84931028516     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH14038     Document Type: Article

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