Greater frequency of penile-Vaginal intercourse without condoms is associated with better mental health

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Costa, Rui Miguel ^a   Brody, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; COITUS; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VAGINA;

AGING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COITUS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PENIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VAGINA;

EID: 76049119437     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9519-1     Document Type: Letter

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