Barriers to seeking treatment for sexual problems in primary care: A qualitative study with older people

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 690-695

  Gott, Merryn ^a   Hinchliff, Sharron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older people; Primary care; Sexual health; Sexuality; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTER; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SHAME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0346336755     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg612     Document Type: Article

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