Factors affecting sexual functioning of women in the mid-life years

Climacteric

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 254-262

  Dennerstein, L ^a   Lehert, P ^b,c   Burger, H ^c   Dudley, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hormones; Mid life; Psychosocial menopause; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033368105     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697139909038085     Document Type: Article

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