Assessment of sexual functions after spinal cord injury in Indian patients

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-25

  Sharma, Sansar C ^a   Singh, Roop ^b,c   Dogra, Rajeev ^b   Gupta, Shyam S ^b  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Medical Enclave ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Integrated index of sexual function; Sexual functions; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

INDEX OF SEXUAL FUNCTION (IISF); MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS; PARTNER DISSATISFACTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI);

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTEGRATED INDEX OF SEXUAL FUNCTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ATTITUDE; INDIA; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 33746390168     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mrr.00001855947.56810.fc     Document Type: Article

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