Measurement of sexual functioning after spinal cord injury: Preferred instruments

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-236

  Alexander, Marcalee Sipski ^a   Brackett, Nancy L ^b   Bodner, Donald ^c   Elliott, Stacy ^d   Jackson, Amie ^a   Sonksen, Jens ^e  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arousal; Disability; Ejaculation; Erection; Evidence based medicine; Fertility; Lubrication; Measurement; Orgasm; Paraplegia; Sexual function; Sexuality; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EJACULATION; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS ERECTION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SPERM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 68549104174     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2009.11760777     Document Type: Conference Paper

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