On the outside looking in: In search of women's sexual experience

Women and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 123-132

  Kleinplatz, Peggy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Female orgasm; Feminism; Lactation; Pregnancy; Psychosexual behavior; Sexual function disturbances

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044532780     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v24n01_15     Document Type: Article

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