Attitudes of U.S. and Czech/Slovak mental health and health professionals toward five types of sexually explicit materials

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 601-628

  Robinson, Beatrice E ^a   Scheltema, Karen ^d   Koznar, Jan ^b   Manthei, Robin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c North Hennepin Community College   (United States)

^d Minnesota State Veterinarian   (United States)

Author keywords

cross cultural; Czech Slovak; gender; pornography; professionals' attitudes; sexually explicit materials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIST; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXOLOGY; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SLOVAKIA; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EROTICA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 0029804733     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02437842     Document Type: Article

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