Lesbians' sexual activities and efforts to reduce risks for sexually transmitted diseases

Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 41-48

  Diamant, Allison L ^a,e   Lever, Janet ^b   Schuster, Mark A ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Div Gen Int Med Hlth Serv Res   (United States)

Author keywords

Lesbians; Sexual activities; Sexual risk reduction; STDs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033874115     PISSN: 10907173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009513623365     Document Type: Article

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