Longitudinal Evaluation of Sexual Function in a Cohort of Pre- and Postmenopausal Women

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1427-1435

  Burri, Andrea ^a   Hilpert, Peter ^b   Spector, Timothy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross Lag; FSD; FSFI; Longitudinal Study; Sexual Functioning; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRITISH CITIZEN; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ORGASM; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; VAGINAL LUBRICATION; AROUSAL; FOLLOW UP; LUBRICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUBRICATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84930382699     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12893     Document Type: Article

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