Analysis of first coitus

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 907-914

  Stigum, Hein ^a,b   Samuelsen, Sven Ove ^a   Traeen, Bente ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age of first intercourse; Coital debut; Parametric survival model; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; COITUS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955660674     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9494-6     Document Type: Article

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