Risk reduction as an accepted framework for safer-sex promotion among women who have sex with women

Sexual Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-18

  Cox, Peta ^a   McNair, Ruth ^b  

^a University of Melbourne ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health promotion; Latex; Lesbian; Safe sex; Sexually transmissible infection prevention; Website

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; CONDOMS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 61649091607     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH08022     Document Type: Article

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