Sexuality after spinal cord injury: A conceptual model based on women's narratives

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-55

  Leibowitz, Ruth Q ^a,c   Stanton, Annette L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Disability; Narratives; Sexual attitudes; Sexual domains; Sexuality; Spinal cord injuries; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; INTIMACY; ORGASM; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 33847625474     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.52.1.44     Document Type: Article

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