Two heads are better than one: The association between condom decision-making and condom use errors and problems

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-201

  Crosby, R ^a,b,c,f   Milhausen, R ^c,d   Sanders, S A ^b,c   Graham, C A ^b,e   Yarber, W L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex Gender and Reproduction   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f Department of Environmental and Occupational Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CONDOMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 45549105624     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.027755     Document Type: Article

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