Drinking, menstrual cycle, and female sexuality: A diary study

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 169-173

  Lindman, Ralf E ^b   Koskelainen, Betina M ^c   Eriksson, C J Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Oral contraceptives; Sexuality; Testosterone; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIBIDO; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032958857     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04040.x     Document Type: Article

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