Heterosexual men and women who seek sex through the Internet

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 530-534

  Bolding, Graham ^a   Davis, Mark ^a   Hart, Graham ^b   Sherr, Lorraine ^c   Elford, Jonathan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Heterosexual men and women; HIV; Internet; Sexual behaviour; STI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 29744456757     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206778145695     Document Type: Article

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