A little thing called love: Condom use in high-risk primary heterosexual relationships

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 218-224

  Corbett, A Michelle ^a   Dickson Gómez, Julia ^a   Hilario, Helena ^b   Weeks, Margaret R ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; LOVE; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CONDOMS, FEMALE; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOVE; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 71749108128     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4121809     Document Type: Article

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