Knowledge and attitudes of doctors toward the sexuality of older people in Turkey

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1019-1027

  Dogan, Sultan ^a   Demir, Basaran ^b   Eker, Engin ^c   Karim, Salman ^d  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged sexuality; Attitudes; Healthcare professionals; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ELDERLY CARE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TURKEY;

EID: 50149094329     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208007229     Document Type: Article

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