Sex toy use by gay and bisexual men in the United States

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 449-458

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

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Online Buddies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Gay; Sex toys; Sexual behavior; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; DATA COLLECTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84859009333     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9716-y     Document Type: Article

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