A comparison of sexual outcomes in primiparous women experiencing vaginal and caesarean births

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-130

  Khajehei, M ^a   Ziyadlou, S ^a   Safari Rad, M ^a   Tabatabaee, H R ^a   Kashefi, F ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Normal vaginal delivery; Postpartum; Sexual problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249131116     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.51237     Document Type: Article

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