Vulvodynia: Development of a psychosexual profile

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-71

  Jantos, Marek ^a   Burns, Nicholas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Psychosexual disorders; Vulva; Vulvar diseases; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VULVODYNIA; ARTICLE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VULVA DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 34047182639     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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