Pitfalls in Using the Female Sexual Function Index

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1229-1229

  Jiann, Bang Ping ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 84859269932     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02638.x     Document Type: Letter

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