Heterosexual anal intercourse: Increasing prevalence, and association with sexual dysfunction, bisexual behavior, and venereal disease history

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 298-306

  Brody, Stuart ^a   Weiss, Petr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS DISEASES; BISEXUALITY; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961134105     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2011.582436     Document Type: Review

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