Patterns and correlates of same-sex sexual activity among U.S. Teenagers and young adults

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 142-150

  Mccabe, Janice ^a   Brewster, Karin L ^a   Tillman, Kathryn Harker ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052483647     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4314211     Document Type: Article

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