Association between higher levels of sexual function, activity, and satisfaction and self-rated successful aging in older postmenopausal women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1503-1508

  Thompson, Wesley K ^a,b   Charo, Lindsey ^c   Vahia, Ipsit V ^a,b   Depp, Colin ^a,b   Allison, Matthew ^a   Jeste, Dilip V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Diego   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

postmenopausal women; self rated successful aging; sexual activity; sexual function; sexual satisfaction

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGASM; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80051797093     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03495.x     Document Type: Article

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