Sexual issues in a sample of women with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-55

  Ferreiro Velasco, M E ^a   Barca Buyo, A ^a   Salvador De La Barrera, S ^a   Montoto Marques A ^a   Miguens Vazquez X ^a   Rodriguez Sotillo A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Sexuality; Spinal cord injuries; Women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ORGASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPAIN; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; SPAIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 12244286757     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101657     Document Type: Article

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