Heterosexual Practices Among Young People in Britain: Evidence From Three National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 694-702

  Lewis, Ruth ^a   Tanton, Clare ^b   Mercer, Catherine H ^b   Mitchell, Kirstin R ^a,c   Palmer, Melissa ^a   Macdowall, Wendy ^a   Wellings, Kaye ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal intercourse; Early adulthood; Heterosexual; Oral sex; Population survey; Sexual behavior; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; ORAL SEX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL PRACTICE; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034959423     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.07.004     Document Type: Article

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