Consistency and reliability of self-reported lifetime number of heterosexual partners by gender and age in a cohort study

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 425-431

  Bell, Melanie L ^a   Roode, Thea Van ^a   Dickson, Nigel P ^a   Jiang, Zi Jia ^a   Paul, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954089167     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181d13ed8     Document Type: Article

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