An actual use comparison of condoms meeting Australian and Swiss standards: Results of a double-blind crossover trial

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 427-431

  Benton, K W K ^a   Jolley, D ^b   Smith, A M A ^c   Gerofi, J ^d   Moodie, R ^a,e  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ENERSOL PTY LTD   (Australia)

^e UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Australia; Condom breakage; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SWITZERLAND;

ANAL SEX; AUSTRALIA; BARRIER METHODS--STANDARDS; BEHAVIOR; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONDOM--STANDARDS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS--STANDARDS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EUROPE; FAMILY PLANNING; OCEANIA; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SEX BEHAVIOR; STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONDOMS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0030974157     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971920479     Document Type: Article

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