Some traditional methods are more modern than others: Rhythm, withdrawal and the changing meanings of sexual intimacy in Mexican companionate marriage

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 413-428

  Hirsch, Jennifer S ^a   Nathanson, Constance A ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0001278078     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050110074228     Document Type: Article

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