Young urban adults' heterosexual risk encounters and perceived risk and safety: A structured diary study

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-351

  O'Sullivan, Lucia F ^a   Udell, Wadiya ^b   Patel, Vimla L ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33845917315     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490609552333     Document Type: Article

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