The consistency of recalled age at first sexual intercourse

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Dunne, Michael P ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^a   Statham, Dixie J ^a   Pangan, Theresa ^a   Madden, Pamela A ^b   Heath, Andrew C ^b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PERSONALITY; RECALL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TELEPHONE;

AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FIRST INTERCOURSE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; OCEANIA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; STUDIES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031021986     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932097000011     Document Type: Article

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