When coitus produce pain: An exploration of female sexuality in northwest Mexico;Cuando el coito produce dolor: Una exploración de la sexualidad femenina en el noroeste de México

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-155

  García Pérez, Hilda ^a   Harlow, Sioban D ^b  

^a Universidad Estatal de Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Health; Mexico; Sexual intercourse; Sexuality; Women's sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953548248     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342010000200007     Document Type: Article

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