Evaluation of sexual function in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Urology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1081-1087

  Coskun, Burhan ^a   Coskun, Belkis Nihan ^b   Atis, Gokhan ^c   Ergenekon, Erbil ^d   Dilek, Kamil ^b  

^a Pathology Laboratory   (Turkey)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d Şişli Training and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Female; Quality of life; Rheumatoid; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84892559044     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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