Condom breakage and slippage during heterosexual intercourse: A French National Survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 421-424

  Messiah, Antoine ^a,b   Dart, Thierry ^a   Spencer, Brenda E ^a,c   Warszawski, Josiane ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 0030967680     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.3.421     Document Type: Article

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