Older women and sexuality: Experiences in marital relationships across the life course

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-140

  Clarke, Laura Hurd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Marital transitions; Older women; Remarriage; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MARRIAGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

EID: 33746647300     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2006.0034     Document Type: Article

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