Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 4 , Pages 357-363, October 2008

Why Do Young Women Continue to Have Sexual Intercourse Despite Pain?

  • Eva Elmerstig, R.N., R.M.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gender and Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
    • Kalmar Youth Centre, Kalmar Läns Landsting, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Eva Elmerstig, R.N., R.M., Division of Gender and Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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  • Barbro Wijma, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gender and Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
    • ,
  • Carina Berterö, R.N.T., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nursing Sciences, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden

Received 3 October 2007; accepted 20 February 2008. published online 20 May 2008.

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 This study was supported by the Medical Research Council of Southeast Sweden (FORSS), The Swedish Research Council, Research and Development (FoU) Kalmar Läns Landsting, The Ottar Foundation, and Eva and Oscar Ahréns Foundation.

PII: S1054-139X(08)00154-7

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.02.011

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 4 , Pages 357-363, October 2008

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