Sexual identity, sexual attraction and sexual experience: The Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 451-460

  Richters, Juliet ^a   Altman, Dennis ^b   Badcock, Paul B ^b,c   Smith, Anthony M A ^b   De Visser, Richard O ^d   Grulich, Andrew E ^e   Rissel, Chris ^f   Simpson, Judy M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asexuality; Bisexuality; Heterosexuality; Homosexuality; Same sex attraction; Sexual behaviour; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HOMOSEXUAL MALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

EID: 84910052407     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH14117     Document Type: Article

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