Respondents' understanding of the words used in sexual behavior questions

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 190-208

  Binson, Diane ^a   Catania, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032385248     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297840     Document Type: Article

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