Sexual concurrency: driver or passenger in the spread of sexually transmissible infections?
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Sexual concurrency: driver or passenger in the spread of sexually transmissible infections?
Sexual concurrency refers to the situation where an individual has multiple sexual partnerships that overlap in time. In theory, and no doubt to some extent in practice, sexual concurrency is an important factor in the spread of sexually transmissible infections (STIs). For example, if an individual has concurrent relationships with three partners, should any one person in this arrangement be i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexual Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1448-5028
DOI: 10.1071/sh11106