Sexual sensation-seeking and worry about sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among Spanish adolescents

Psicothema

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 661-666

  Gutiérrez Martínez, Olga ^a   Bermúdez, María Paz ^b   Teva, Inmaculada ^b   Buela Casal, Gualberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPAIN;

EID: 35348989759     PISSN: 02149915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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