Classification, Etiology, and Key Issues in Female Sexual Disorders

Standard Practice in Sexual Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 305-314

  Graziottin, Alessandra ^a,b   Dennerstein, Lorraine ^c   Alexander, Jeanne L ^d,e   Giraldi, Annamaria ^f   Whipple, Beverly ^g  

^a Center of Gynecology and Medical Sexology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Alexander Foundation for Women's Health   (United States)

^f Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^g Board of International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Life cycle; Sexual disorders; Sexual problems; Sexual relationship; Sociocultural issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889369111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755235.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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