Sexual activity among older Thais: The influence of age, gender and health

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-200

  Knodel, John ^a   Chayovan, Napaporn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Coitus; Gender; Health; HIV AIDS; Older persons; Sexual behavior; Sexual desire; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006013679     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010608226594     Document Type: Article

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