Sexual networks are diverse and complex: Prevalence of relationships bridging population subgroups in the seattle sex survey

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 465-472

  Spicknall, Ian H ^a   Aral, Sevgi O ^b   Holmes, King K ^c   Foxman, Betsy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c University of Washington School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249136840     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181a31e4c     Document Type: Article

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