Definitions of women's sexual dysfunction reconsidered: Advocating expansion and revision

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 221-229

  Basson, R ^a   Leiblum, S ^b   Brotto, L ^c   Derogatis, L ^d   Fourcroy, J ^e   Fugl Meyer, K ^h   Graziottin, A ⁱ   Heiman, J R ^c   Laan, E ^j   Meston, C ^f   Schover, L ^g   Van Lankveld, J ^k   Weijmar Schultz, W ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^g TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^k MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^l UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Definitions; Sexual disorders; Women's sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPAREUNIA; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FANTASY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LIBIDO; LIBIDO DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; PANIC; PHOBIA; POSTMENOPAUSE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; VAGINISM;

EID: 10744225887     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820309074686     Document Type: Review

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