Psychosexual adjustment following sterilization: A prospective study on Chinese women

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-196

  Tang, Catherine So Kum ^a   Chung, Tony K H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese sterilization; Psychosexual adjustment; Regret; Reversal

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COITUS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY LIFE; FEAR; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SATISFACTION; TIME;

EID: 0343471892     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00238-3     Document Type: Article

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