Female sexual dysfunction: What Arab gynecologists think and know

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 919-927

  Auwad, Wael A ^a,c   Hagi, Sarah K ^b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Aziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arab countries; Female sexual dysfunction; Gynecologists; Practice survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 84865112510     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1701-7     Document Type: Review

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