Psychology is from mars, sexology is from venus: Can they meet on earth?

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-51

  Farmer, Melissa A ^a   Binik, Yitzchak M ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 14944344455     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0085824     Document Type: Review

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