Risks and prevention of sexually transmissible infections among women who have sex with women

Sexual Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 209-217

  McNair, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bisexual women; Lesbian women; Risk factors; Safe sex; Sexual abuse; Sexually transmissible infections

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33644860820     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH04046     Document Type: Review

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