A literature review of the sexual health of women with rheumatoid arthritis

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 219-226

  Areskoug Josefsson, Kristina ^a   Öberg, Ulrika ^b  

^a Varnamo Hospital   (Sweden)

^b Futurum the Academy for Healthcare   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intimate relationships; Rehabilitation; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sexual functions; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70849130347     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.152     Document Type: Article

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