Sexual difficulties for persons with multiple sclerosis in New South Wales, Australia

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 337-347

  Redelman, Margaret Juliet ^a  

^a Sydney Centre for Sexual and Relationship Therapy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Help seeking in sexual dysfunction; Multiple sclerosis; Sexual difficulties; Sexual dysfunction; Sexual satisfaction; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROBLEMS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HELP SEEKING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE DURATION; EJACULATION DISORDER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MASTURBATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ORGASM; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEW SOUTH WALES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 72849135556     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e3283298166     Document Type: Article

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