Association of lifestyle and relationship factors with sexual functioning of women during midlife

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1358-1368

  Hess, Rachel ^a,b   Conroy, Molly B ^a,b   Ness, Roberta ^e   Bryce, Cindy L ^a,c   Dillon, Stacey ^a   Chang, Chung Chou Ho ^a,b   Matthews, Karen A ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Menopause; Physical activity; Sexual functioning; Sleep; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VAGINAL DRYNESS;

EID: 65149100141     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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