Changes in sexual attitudes and lifestyles in Britain through the life course and over time: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal).

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Published in Lancet on November 26, 2013

Authors

Catherine H Mercer1, Clare Tanton, Philip Prah, Bob Erens, Pam Sonnenberg, Soazig Clifton, Wendy Macdowall, Ruth Lewis, Nigel Field, Jessica Datta, Andrew J Copas, Andrew Phelps, Kaye Wellings, Anne M Johnson

Author Affiliations

1: Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK. Electronic address: c.mercer@ucl.ac.uk.

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