Confirmatory factor analysis of the female sexual function index

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-36

  Opperman, Emily A ^a   Benson, Lindsay E ^a   Milhausen, Robin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; STANDARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871311440     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2011.628423     Document Type: Article

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