A comparison of lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual female college undergraduate students on selected reproductive health screenings and sexual behaviors

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Kerr, Dianne L ^a   Ding, Kele ^a   Thompson, Amy J ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; BISEXUAL FEMALE; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LGBT PEOPLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORAL SEX; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886799228     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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