Evaluating the quality of websites offering information on female hypoactive sexual desire disorder

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-342

  Touchet, Bryan K ^a   Warnock, Julia K ^a   Yates, William R ^a   Wilkins, Kirsten M ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma Tulsa College of Medicine   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34249883886     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230701385555     Document Type: Article

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