Turkish women's level of knowledge on and attitude toward sexual health

Maturitas

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 236-240

  Biri, A ^a   Korucuoglu, U ^a   Ilhan, M ^a   Bingol, B ^b   Yilmaz, E ^a   Biri, H ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Orgasm; Postmenopause; Sexual health; Turkish women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGASM; OUTPATIENT; PREMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; TURKEY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36049040359     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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