Sexual dysfunction in male patients with multiple sclerosis: A need for counseling

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 124, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 547-557

  Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore ^a   De Luca, Rosaria ^a   Conti Nibali, Valeria ^a   Reitano, Simone ^a   Leo, Antonino ^a   Bramanti, Placido ^a  

^a IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Counseling; Male sexual dysfunction; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84902462016     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2013.865183     Document Type: Review

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