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How do older people discuss their own sexuality? A systematic review of qualitative research studies

Bibliographic Data

ID15098404
AuthorsAteret Gewirtz‐meydan (0000-0001-8221-9425, Bar-Ilan University), Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Trish Hafford‐letchfield (0000-0003-0105-0678, Middlesex University), L Ayalon (0000-0003-3339-7879, Bar-Ilan University), Yael Benyamini (0000-0001-5110-8212, Tel Aviv University), Violetta Biermann (Psychology Institute, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany), Alice Coffey (0000-0003-1059-4685, University of Limerick), Jeanne Jackson (0000-0001-5290-7382, University College Cork), Amanda Phelan (0000-0001-7225-2467, University College Dublin), Peggy Voss (Psychology Institute, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany), Marija Geiger Zeman (0000-0002-1192-4722, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia), Zdenko Zeman (0000-0002-3005-0995, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia)
Year2019
Volume21
Issue3
Pages293-308
Publication date2019-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2018.1465203
LanguageEN
Citations received23
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Unique citing works23
Citations per year2,88
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 23

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