Beyond "Risk": Exploring Sexuality among Diverse Typologies of Bisexual Men in the United States

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-34

  Dodge, Brian ^a   Rosenberger, Joshua G ^b   Schick, Vanessa ^a   Reece, Michael ^a   Herbenick, Debby ^a   Novak, David S ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Online Buddies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual men; bisexuality; men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW); sexual behavior; sexual experience; typologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858671679     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2012.645696     Document Type: Article

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