Sexual intercourse and current contraceptive use among university students in Finland

Aira M Virtala1, Kristina Kunttu, Teppo A Huttunen

  • 1Finnish Student Health Service, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland. aira.virtala@fimnet.fi

Abstract

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