Sexuality and intimacy in Alzheimer's patients and their partners

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-203

  Davies, Helen D ^a,b   Zeiss, Antonette M ^b   Shea, Elizabeth A ^a   Tinklenberg, Jared R ^a,b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Intimacy; Sexual dysfunction; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0031656654     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023047125906     Document Type: Review

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