Psoriasis and Sexual Behavior in U.S. Women: An Epidemiologic Analysis Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 326-332

  Armstrong, April W ^a   Follansbee, Matthew R ^a   Harskamp, Caitlin T ^a   Schupp, Clayton W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Dermatology; Psoriasis; Sex; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84873059515     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12003     Document Type: Article

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