Is it all about intimacy? Age, menopausal status, and women's sexuality

Personal Relationships

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 167-185

  Birnbaum, Gurit E ^a   Cohen, Ohad ^b,c   Wertheimer, Vered ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 34247351556     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2006.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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