Factors predicting sexual relationships in older people: An Australian study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 125-130

  Minichiello, Victor ^a   Plummer, David ^a   Loxton, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intimacy; Relationships; Sex; Sexuality; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250216872     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2004.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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