The role of functional MRI in neural assessment of female sexual dysfunction

Current Sexual Health Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-40

  Park, Kwangsung ^a   Jeong, Gwang Woo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ORGASM; REVIEW; SEXUAL AROUSAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 33947380559     PISSN: 15483584     EISSN: 15483592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02938329     Document Type: Review

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