Sexuality after spinal cord injury: The Greek male's perspective

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 311-319

  Sakellariou, Dikaios ^a   Sawada, Yuji ^b  

^a Department of Occupational Therapy ^*  (Greece)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33745070573     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.60.3.311     Document Type: Article

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