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Misclassification bias: diversity in conceptualisations about having ‘had sex’

Stephanie A. Sanders A B C , Brandon J. Hill A B H , William L. Yarber A B C D , Cynthia A. Graham A C E , Richard A. Crosby A C F and Robin R. Milhausen A C G
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A The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Morrison Hall 313, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.

B Department of Gender Studies, Memorial Hall E130, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.

C Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.

D Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.

E Oxford Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK.

F Department of Health Behavior, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.

G Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph ON N1G 2W1, Canada.

H Corresponding author. Email: brjhill@indiana.edu

Sexual Health 7(1) 31-34 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH09068
Submitted: 8 July 2009  Accepted: 19 October 2009   Published: 15 February 2010



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