Would you say you had unprotected sex if... ? Sexual health language in emails to a reproductive health website

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 499-514

  Wynn, L L ^a   Foster, Angel M ^b   Trussell, James ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Internet; Language; Sexuality; Unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951943562     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691051003653631     Document Type: Article

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