Associations Between Biologically Confirmed Marijuana Use and Laboratory-Confirmed Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among African American Adolescent Females
Sexually Transmitted DiseasesPublished 1 July 2002
Adrian Liau, Ralph J. DiClemente, Gina M. Wingood, Richard A. Crosby, Kim M. Williams, Kathy Harrington
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The findings represent unique biologic evidence that STDs and sexual risk behavior may co-occur with marijuana use and interventions designed to reduce adolescents’ risk of STD and HIV infection should address marijuana use.
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The findings represent unique biologic evidence that STDs and sexual risk behavior may co-occur with marijuana use. Interventions designed to reduce adolescents' risk of STDs and HIV infection should address marijuana use.
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