Toward Improved Interpretation and Theory Building of African American Male Sexualities

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 383-395

  Lewis, Linwood J ^a,b   Kertzner, Robert M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b HIV Ctr for Clin and Behav Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN RELATION; NEGRO; ONTOGENY; PHENOMENOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORY;

EID: 0347511761     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490209552204     Document Type: Article

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