Sexual Desire Disorders in Women

Standard Practice in Sexual Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 315-319

  Dennerstein, Lorraine ^a   Alexander, Jeanne L ^b,c   Graziottin, Alessandra ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Alexander Foundation for Women's Health   (United States)

^d Center of Gynecology and Medical Sexology   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Desire disorders; Pathophysiology; Sex life; Sexual fantasies; Sexual interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349127581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755235.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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