Sexuality and older people

Editorial

Peggy J Kleinplatz. BMJ. 2008.

. 2008 Jul 8;337(7662):a239.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.a239.

Abstract

Doctors should ask patients, regardless of age, about sex

Competing interests: None declared.

Secular trends in self reported sexual activity and satisfaction in Swedish 70 year olds: cross sectional survey of four populations, 1971-2001.
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