Sexual satisfaction and sexual health among university students in the United States

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1643-1654

  Higgins, Jenny A ^a   Mullinax, Margo ^a   Trussell, James ^b   Kenneth Davidson Sr , J ^c   Moore, Nelwyn B ^d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^d TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 80051987023     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300154     Document Type: Article

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