The relationship between anxiety disorders and sexual dysfunction

Psychiatric Times

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 58-59

  Corretti, Giorgio ^a   Baldi, Irene ^b  

^a Sexology and Psychiatry Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 34548834162     PISSN: 08932905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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