Methodology of the third british national survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles (Natsal-3)

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 84-89

  Erens, Bob ^a,c   Phelps, Andrew ^b   Clifton, Soazig ^a,b   Mercer, Catherine H ^a   Tanton, Clare ^a   Hussey, David ^b   Sonnenberg, Pam ^a   Macdowall, Wendy ^c   Field, Nigel ^a   Datta, Jessica ^c   Mitchell, Kirstin ^c   Copas, Andrew J ^a   Wellings, Kaye ^c   Johnson, Anne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STUDY DESIGN; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SCIENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84897584188     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051359     Document Type: Article

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