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Sparse Evidence for the Association between Lack of Condom Use and Better Mental Health: Reply to Costa and Brody (2009)

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Natalie Mota, Brian J. Cox, Laurence Y. Katz & Jitender Sareen

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Brian J. Cox

  3. Department of Community Health Sciences, PZ-430 PsycHealth Centre, University of Manitoba, 771 Bannatyne Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3N4, Canada

    Brian J. Cox & Jitender Sareen

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Mota, N., Cox, B.J., Katz, L.Y. et al. Sparse Evidence for the Association between Lack of Condom Use and Better Mental Health: Reply to Costa and Brody (2009). Arch Sex Behav 39, 3–4 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-009-9550-2

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