Older lesbian sexuality: Identity, sexual behavior, and the impact of aging

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 495-507

  Averett, Paige ^a   Yoon, Intae ^a   Jenkins, Carol L ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84864716434     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2011.582543     Document Type: Article

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