Sexual Healthcare Needs of Women Aged 65 and Older

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-122

  Nusbaum, Margaret R H ^a   Singh, Amrit R ^a   Pyles, Amanda A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Geriatric sexual concerns; Sexual concerns; Sexual dysfunction; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0347759945     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52020.x     Document Type: Review

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