Predicting safer sex practices: The interactive role of partner cooperation and cognitive factors

Psychology and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 697-709

  Wilkinson, Anna V ^a   Holahan, Charles J ^b   Drane Edmundson, Elizabeth W ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive factor; Cooperation; Safer sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036899304     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0887044021000054746     Document Type: Article

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