Medicalizations and demedicalizations of sexuality therapies

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 311-318

  Tiefer, Leonore ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICALIZATION; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALIZATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84863008458     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2012.678948     Document Type: Article

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