Sexuality in older adults: Behaviours and preferences

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 475-480

  Ginsberg, Terrie Beth ^a   Pomerantz, Sherry C ^a   Kramer Feeley, Veronika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Ageing; Elderly; Sex factors; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MASTURBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; TOUCH;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 24644432482     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi143     Document Type: Article

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