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Contents Vol 5(3)

Assessing female sexual dysfunction in epidemiological studies: why is it necessary to measure both low sexual function and sexually-related distress?

Richard D. Hayes
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School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia. Email: r.hayes@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

Sexual Health 5(3) 215-218 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH08016
Submitted: 15 February 2008  Accepted: 1 April 2008   Published: 6 August 2008


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