Sex, menopause and social context: A qualitative study with heterosexual women

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 724-733

  Hinchliff, Sharron ^a   Gott, Merryn ^b   Ingleton, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ageing; female sexuality; menopause; sex; social context

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIBIDO; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIBIDO; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954392105     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310368187     Document Type: Article

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