Reduced sexual desire in a random sample of Norwegian couples

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-322

  Træen, Bente ^a   Martinussen, Monica ^a   Oberg, Katarina ^b   Kavli, Håkon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Synovate MMI ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Couples; Norway; Sexual desire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORWAY; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUALITY; WORK;

EID: 34547147514     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990701381203     Document Type: Article

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