One love: Explicit monogamy agreements among heterosexual young adult couples at increased risk of sexually transmitted infections

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 282-289

  Warren, Jocelyn T ^a   Harvey, S Marie ^a   Agnew, Christopher R ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOS ANGELES; MALE; OKLAHOMA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859180094     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2010.541952     Document Type: Article

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