Sexual functioning of women with HIV: A comparison with non-HIV women

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-107

  Denis, Alicia ^a   Hong, Sung Mook ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b School of Psychology   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV positive women; Sex and HIV AIDS; Sexual functioning of women with HIV AIDS; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASTURBATION; ORGASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1542269058     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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