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Classifying a Person as a Sexual Partner: The Impact of Contextual Factors

Heather Cecil Penn State Harrisburg School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Pennsylvania
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Laura Bogart Department of Psychology, Kent State University
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David Wagstaff The Methodology Center, Pennsylvania State University
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Steven Pinkerton Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin
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Paul Abramson Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Pages 221-234 | Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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