Sexual counselling for individuals with cardiovascular disease and their partners

European Heart Journal - Tập 34 Số 41 - Trang 3217-3235 - 2013
Elaine E. Steinke, Tiny Jaarsma, Susan Barnason, Molly Byrne, Sally Doherty, Cynthia M. Dougherty, Bengt Fridlund, Donald D. Kautz, Jan Mårtensson, Victoria Mosack, Debra K. Moser

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