First sexual intercourse: Age, coercion, and later regrets reported by a birth cohort

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7124, 1998, Pages 29-33

  Dickson, Nigel ^a   Paul, Charlotte ^a,b   Herbison, Peter ^a   Silva, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 0032477549     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7124.29     Document Type: Article

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