Time for sex: Nycthemeral distribution of human sexual behavior

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Refinetti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLLEGE STUDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SLEEP TIME; TIME; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 18144425515     PISSN: 17403391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-3-4     Document Type: Article

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