Young age at first intercourse and risk-taking behaviours - A study of nearly 65000 women in four Nordic countries

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 220-224

  Olesen, Tina Bech ^a   Jensen, Kirsten Egebjerg ^a   Nygård, Mari ^b   Tryggvadottir, Laufey ^c,d   Sparén, Pär ^e   Hansen, Bo Terning ^b   Liaw, Kai Li ^f   Kjær, Susanne K ^a,g  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c ICELANDIC CANCER SOCIETY   (Iceland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ICELAND; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BINGE DRINKING; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SMOKING; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859804093     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr055     Document Type: Article

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