Sexual health behaviors and sexual orientation in a U.S. National sample of college students

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1561-1572

  Oswalt, Sara B ^a   Wyatt, Tammy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Prevention and screening; Safer sex; Sexual behavior; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890551508     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-0066-9     Document Type: Article

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