Brazilian Residents' Attitude and Practice Toward Sexual Health Issues in Pregnant Patients

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2516-2524

  Vieira, Teresa C S B ^a   de Souza, Eduardo ^a   Abdo, Carmita H N ^b   Torloni, Maria Regina ^a   Santana, Tania G M ^c   Leite, Alessandra P L ^d   Nakamura, Mary U ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Perola Byington   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Medical Education; Medical Residency; Pregnancy; Sexual Behavior; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH;

EID: 84867404241     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02809.x     Document Type: Article

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