Factors influencing young adults' attitudes and knowledge of late-life sexuality among older women

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-245

  Allen, Rebecca S ^a   Petro, Kathryn N ^a   Phillips, Laura L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dementia; Sexuality; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMENTIA; LITERATURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949091261     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802342243     Document Type: Article

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