Association between fibromyalgia and sexual dysfunction in women

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-369

  Kalichman, Leonid ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Fibromyalgia; Sexual dysfunction; Women

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MEDLINE; ORGASM DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 61549105989     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1093-3     Document Type: Review

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