Prevalence and potential risk factors of female sexual difficulties: An urban Iranian population-based study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2988-2996

  Goshtasebi, Azita ^a,b   Vahdaninia, Mariam ^a   Rahimi Foroshani, Abbas ^c  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Female sexual difficulties; Iran; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; ORGASM DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 70649112444     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01398.x     Document Type: Article

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