Sexual behaviors and experiences among behaviorally bisexual men in the Midwestern United States

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-256

  Dodge, Brian ^a   Schnarrs, Phillip W ^a   Reece, Michael ^a   Martinez, Omar ^a   Goncalves, Gabriel ^a   Malebranche, David ^b   Van Der Pol, Barbara ^a,c   Nix, Ryan ^d   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Step Up Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW); Sexual behavior; Sexual experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878393891     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9878-2     Document Type: Article

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