First vaginal intercourse and oral sex among a representative sample of Australian adults: The Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 406-415

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; COITUS; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESPAN; MALE; ORAL SEX; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 84910058992     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH14113     Document Type: Article

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