Childhood abuse and its association with mid-aged women's sexual functioning

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-234

  Dennerstein, Lorraine ^a,b   Guthrie, Janet R ^a   Alford, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 3042734231     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230490422331     Document Type: Article

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