Risk and sex: Ego-centricity and sexual behaviour in young adults

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-32

  Skidmore, David ^a   Hayter, Emma ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contraception; Risk; Sexual behaviour; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544484346     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136985700111422     Document Type: Article

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