An event-level analysis of the sexual characteristics and composition among adults ages 18 to 59: Results from a national probability sample in the United States

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2010, Pages 346-361

  Herbenick, Debby ^a   Reece, Michael ^a   Schick, Vanessa ^a   Sanders, Stephanie A ^a   Dodge, Brian ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Event Level Analysis; Lubrication; Orgasm; Probability Sample; Sexual Behaviors; Sexual Event

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGASM; PAIN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957367086     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02020.x     Document Type: Article

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