The effect of fatigue and fibromyalgia on sexual dysfunction in women with chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-10

  Blazquez, Alicia ^a   Ruiz, Eva ^a   Aliste, Luisa ^a   García Quintana, Ana ^a   Alegre, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84911978388     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2013.864370     Document Type: Article

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