Sexual desire and depression following spinal cord injury: Masculine sexual prowess as a moderator

Sex Roles

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 120-129

  Michael Burns, Shaun ^a   Hough, Sigmund ^a   Boyd, Briana L ^b   Hill, Justin ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender roles; Masculinity; Mental health; Sexual functioning; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650608200     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9615-7     Document Type: Article

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