Who uses condoms with whom? Evidence from national probability sample surveys

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 467-473

  Cassell, Jackie ^a   Mercer, C H ^a   Imrie, J ^a   Copas, A J ^a   Johnson, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SAFE SEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 33845892471     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.019117     Document Type: Article

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