“Im just a girl who can’t say no”?: Women, consent, and sex research

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2003, Pages 23-32

  Boynton, Petra M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SEXUALITY; SOCIOLOGY; VOLUNTEER;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037224844     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713847130     Document Type: Article

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