Prevalence and trends in homosexual behaviour in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Veiered Mark, B ^a   Anne, Eskild ^a   Hein, Stigum ^a   Johannes, Thorvaldsen ^a   Per, Magnus ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030897218     PISSN: 03008037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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