Sexual response to self-stimulation in women with complete spinal cord injury

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-240

  Whipple, Beverly ^a,c   Gerdes, Carolyn A ^b   Komisaruk, Barry R ^b  

^a New Jersey   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; ORGASM; SELF STIMULATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0029763180     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499609551839     Document Type: Article

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