Sexual health, risk behaviors, and substance use in heterosexual-identified women with female sex partners: 2002 US National Survey of Family Growth

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 531-537

  Bauer, Greta R ^a   Jairam, Jennifer A ^b   Baidoobonso, Shamara M ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LESBIAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL MINORITY; SMOKE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955927945     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181d785f4     Document Type: Article

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