Biopsychosocial factors associated with dyspareunia in a community sample of adolescent girls

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 877-889

  Landry, Tina ^a   Bergeron, Sophie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Biopsychosocial correlates; Dyspareunia; Etiology; Girls

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80054681063     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9637-9     Document Type: Article

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