Women's finger sensitivity correlates with partnered sexual behavior but not solitary masturbation frequencies

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-352

  Brody, Stuart ^a   Fischer, Agneta H ^b   Hess, Ursula ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MASTURBATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUALITY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MASTURBATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TOUCH;

EID: 46049120435     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230802096374     Document Type: Article

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