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Original Article

Factors affecting sexual functioning of women in the mid-life years

L. Dennerstein Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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P. Lehert Statistical Department, Faculty of Economics, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium; Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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H. Burger Statistical Department, Faculty of Economics, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium
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E. Dudley Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pages 254-262 | Received 30 Apr 1999, Accepted 30 Jun 1999, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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