Gender and sexual risk

Sex Roles

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 313-332

  Bell, Nancy J ^a   O'Neal, Keri K ^b   Feng, Du ^b   Schoenrock, Carol J ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033484641     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018866515084     Document Type: Article

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