Behind closed doors: An exploration of kinky sexual behaviors in urban lesbian and bisexual women

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 438-445

  Tomassilli, Julia C ^a   Golub, Sarit A ^b   Bimbi, David S ^c   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PARAPHILIAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 75149137927     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490902754202     Document Type: Article

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