Women who report having sex with women: British national probability data on prevalence, sexual behaviors, and health outcomes

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1126-1133

  Mercer, Catherine H ^a   Bailey, Julia V ^e   Johnson, Anne M ^a   Erens, Bob ^b   Wellings, Kaye ^c   Fenton, Kevin A ^d   Copas, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Mortimer Market Centre ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING HABIT; UNSAFE SEX; ADULT; HEALTH STATUS; INTERVIEW; LESBIAN; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34250893144     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.086439     Document Type: Article

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