Why should rheumatologists evaluate the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on sexuality?

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 493-495

  Perdriger, Aleth ^a   Solano, Catherine ^b   Gossec, Laure ^b  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b CHU de Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY;

EID: 78649903170     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.07.005     Document Type: Editorial

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