Measurement of sexual functioning after spinal cord injury: preferred instruments

Marcalee Sipski Alexander; Nancy L Brackett; Donald Bodner; Stacy Elliott; Amie Jackson; Jens Otto Reimers Sønksen; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Measurement of sexual functioning after spinal cord injury: preferred instruments

Marcalee Sipski Alexander, Nancy L Brackett, Donald Bodner, Stacy Elliott, Amie Jackson, Jens Otto Reimers Sønksen, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

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Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: 2009

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
Vol/bind	32
Udgave nummer	3
Sider (fra-til)	226-36
Antal sider	11
ISSN	1079-0268
Status	Udgivet - 2009

Bibliografisk note

Keywords: Adult; Aged; Ejaculation; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Penile Erection; Photoplethysmography; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Severity of Illness Index; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; Spinal Cord Injuries; Vagina; Young Adult

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Measurement of sexual functioning after spinal cord injury: preferred instruments. / Alexander, Marcalee Sipski; Brackett, Nancy L; Bodner, Donald; Elliott, Stacy; Jackson, Amie; Sønksen, Jens Otto Reimers; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

I: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, Bind 32, Nr. 3, 2009, s. 226-36.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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