Lesbian and bisexual women's sexual health

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 388-393

  McNair, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LESBIAN; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

BISEXUALITY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 67449147068     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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