The influence of bronchial asthma on the quality of life and sexual functioning of women

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2007, Pages 647-655

  Skrzypulec, Violetta ^a   Drosdzol, A ^a   Nowosielski, K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Quality of life; Sexual functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 40449130636     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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