Women with complete spinal cord injury: A phenomenological study of sexual experiences

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 615-623

  Tepper, Mitchell S ^a   Whipple, Beverly ^b   Richards, Eleanor ^c   KomisarUK, Barry R ^d  

^a Sexual Health Network   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; PHENOMENOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0034868837     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713846817     Document Type: Article

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