Constructions of sexual activity and their implications for sexual practice

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 383-392

  Willig, Carla ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; HIV AIDS; Sex education

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0031818127     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910539800300307     Document Type: Article

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