Sexual behavior in Costa Rica and the United States

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-57

  Rodríguez Arauz, Gloriana ^a   Mealy, Marisa ^b   Smith, Vanessa ^a   DiPlacido, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Culture; Latin America; Sex; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872603054     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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