Replication of psychometric properties of the FSFI and validation of a modified version (FSFI-LL) assessing lifelong sexual function in an unselected sample of females

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3929-3939

  Burri, Andrea ^a   Cherkas, Lynn ^a   Spector, Timothy ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female Sexual Function Assessment; FSFI; FSFI LL; Psychometric Properties; UK Population; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; VALIDITY;

EID: 78649814364     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01970.x     Document Type: Article

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