Does penis size influence condom slippage and breakage?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 444-447

  Smith, Anthony M A ^a   Jolley, Damien ^b   Hocking, Jane ^b   Benton, Kim ^c   Gerofi, John ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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

^d ENERSOL PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condom breakage; Condom slippage; Penis size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; BARRIER METHODS; BIOLOGY; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; CORRELATION STUDIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; FAMILY PLANNING; GENITALIA; GENITALIA, MALE; OCEANIA; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SIZE; STATISTICAL STUDIES; STUDIES; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

CONDOMS; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS;

EID: 0031856268     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981922593     Document Type: Article

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