Sexuality and sexual life in women with spinal cord injury: A controlled study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-69

  Kreuter, Margareta ^a   Siösteen, Agneta ^a   Biering Sørensen, Fin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Control group; Partner relationship; Questionnaire; Sexuality; Spinal cord injuries; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ICELAND; INTIMACY; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX COUNSELING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 38849139736     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0128     Document Type: Article

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