Time trends in adolescent sexual behaviour in Italy

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 379-380

  Marino, Claudia ^a   Vieno, Alessio ^a   Lenzi, Michela ^a   Santinello, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

age at first intercourse; condom use; sexual debut; sexual initiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TIME; TREND STUDY; COITUS; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COITUS; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84907008463     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH14094     Document Type: Article

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