Factors affecting the sexual satisfaction of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-232

  Akkuş, Yeliz ^b   Nakas, Dilek ^a   Kalyoncu, Umut ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Nursing; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sexuality; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 78549270393     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-010-9162-8     Document Type: Article

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