HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, related behaviors, and sources of information among Korean adolescents

Journal of School Health

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 393-399

  Yoo, Hyera ^a   Lee, Sun Hae ^b   Kwon, Bo Eun ^c   Chung, Sulki ^b   Kim, Sanghee ^c  

^a Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul Women College of Nursing   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KOREA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KOREA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85047694300     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2005.tb06643.x     Document Type: Article

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