Are aspects of study design associated with the reported prevalence of female sexual difficulties?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-505

  Hayes, Richard D ^a   Bennett, Catherine M ^a   Dennerstein, Lorraine ^a   Taffe, John R ^b   Fairley, Christopher K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Female sexual dysfunction; multivariate analysis; prevalence estimates; study design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGASM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 51449107002     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1297     Document Type: Article

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