The role of anxiety in vaginismus: A case-control study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1 PART 1, 2010, Pages 143-148

  Watts, Gayle ^a   Nettle, Daniel ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Dyspareunia; Sexual pain; Vaginismus

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; VAGINISM;

EID: 74049137783     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01365.x     Document Type: Article

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