Seeking and engaginq in internet sex: A survey of patients attending genitourinary medicine clinics in Plymouth and in London

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 720-724

  Malu, M K ^a   Challenor, R ^a   Theobald, N ^b   Barton, S E ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet; Sex seeking; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; HEALTH EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONDON; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 9144241668     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462042395230     Document Type: Article

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