Gendered trends in early and very early sex and condom use in 20 European countries from 2002 to 2010

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-68

  Ramiro, Lucia ^a   Windlin, Beat ^b   Reis, Marta ^a   Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse ^c   Jovic, Sonia ^d   Matos, Margarida G ^a   Magnusson, Josephine ^e   Godeau, Emmanuelle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b ADDICTION SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d Faculté de Médecine Centre Hospitalo universitaire   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONDOM; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONDOMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84926668444     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv030     Document Type: Review

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