A brief update on the specificity of sexual arousal

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-414

  Chivers, Meredith L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female; Gender difference; Male; Sexual arousal; Sexual interest; Sexual orientation; Sexual preference; Sexual response

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149272512     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2010.495979     Document Type: Article

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