Sexual attitudes and contraceptive behavior revisited: Can there be too much of a good thing?

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-134

  Hynie, Michaela ^a   Lydon, John E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0029992883     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499609551824     Document Type: Article

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