Premature ejaculation: A psychophysiological review

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-23

  Metz, Michael E ^a   Pryor, Jon L ^b   Nesvacil, Leon J ^b   Abuzzahab, Faruk ^b   Koznar, Jan ^c  

^a Meta Resources Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL OBSERVATION; HUMAN; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX COUNSELING; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030900657     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926239708404413     Document Type: Review

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