Understanding human sexual networks: A critique of the promiscuity paradigm

Critical Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-345

  O'Byrne, Patrick ^a   Holmes, Dave ^a   Woodend, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV; Scale free; Sexual networks; Sexually transmitted infections; STI HIV; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BISEXUALITY; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EID: 53249101427     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590802178036     Document Type: Article

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