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Sexual Risk-Taking Among Adult Dating Couples In the United States

  1. John O. G. Billy1,*,
  2. William R. Grady2,
  3. Morgan E. Sill3

Article first published online: 3 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1363/4107409

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Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volume 41, Issue 2, pages 74–83, June 2009

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Billy, J. O. G., Grady, W. R. and Sill, M. E. (2009), Sexual Risk-Taking Among Adult Dating Couples In the United States. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 41: 74–83. doi: 10.1363/4107409

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  1. 1

    John O. G. Billy is director, Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, Arlington, VA.

  2. 2

    William R. Grady is director, population group, Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, Seattle.

  3. 3

    Morgan E. Sill is technical officer, Research Resource Development, Family Health International, Durham, NC.

*billy@battelle.org

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