Sexual health problems and associated help-seeking behavior of people with physical disabilities and chronic diseases

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-78

  Kedde, Harald ^a   Van De Wiel, Harry ^b,c   Schultz, Willibrord Weijmar ^b   Vanwesenbeeck, Ine ^a,d   Bender, Jim ^e  

^a Rutgers WPF   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Wenkebach Institute   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Sophia Rehabilitation Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856845558     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2011.569638     Document Type: Article

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