The impact of male sexual dysfunction on the female partner

Current Sexual Health Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-41

  Nelson, Christian J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY;

EID: 33750379422     PISSN: 15483584     EISSN: 15483592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11930-006-0025-3     Document Type: Article

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