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Chapter 23 - Sexual Problems

from Section 2 - Clinical Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2018

By
Michael King
Edited by
Linda Gask ,
Tony Kendrick ,
Robert Peveler  and
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Linda Gask
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Tony Kendrick
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Robert Peveler
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Affiliation:
Keele University
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Primary Care Mental Health , pp. 327 - 342
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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The RCGP Curriculum, Clinical Modules Version approved 18 May 2015 for implementation from 5 August 2015 ¬ 3.08 Sexual Health.Google Scholar
Wincze, JP, Weisberg, RB (2015) Sexual Dysfunction, Third Edition, A Guide for Assessment and Treatment (Treatment Manuals for Practitioners). Guildford Press.Google Scholar
Zilbergeld, B (1999) The New Male Sexuality. Bantam.Google Scholar

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