A population-based study of dyspareunia in a cohort of middle-aged Brazilian women

Menopause

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1184-1190

  Valadares, Ana L ^a   Pinto Neto, Aarao M ^a   Conde, Delio M ^b   Sousa, Maria H ^a   Osis, Maria J ^a   Costa Paiva, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Menopause; Pain; Psychological symptoms; Sexual partner; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSPAREUNIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NERVOUSNESS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; ANXIETY; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 63349110011     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817062bc     Document Type: Article

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