Couple's experiences when men are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the context of their sexual relationship

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-27

  Esmail, Shaniff ^a   Huang, Jane ^a   Lee, Isabel ^a   Maruska, Tanya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Multiple sclerosis (MS); Relationship and disability; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTIMACY; LIBIDO; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MARRIED MAN; MARRIED WOMAN; MEN'S HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 77249124784     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-009-9144-x     Document Type: Article

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