Epidemic genital retraction syndrome: Environmental and personal risk factors in southern china

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-70

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASIA; BEHAVIOR; BELIEFS; BIOLOGY; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; EASTERN ASIA; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIC; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; FAR EAST; FEAR; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GENITAL EFFECTS, FEMALE; GENITAL EFFECTS, MALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SIZE--CHANGES; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; ASIA; BEHAVIOR; BELIEFS; BIOLOGY; CHINA; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN ASIA; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMICS; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; FEAR; GENITAL EFFECTS, FEMALE; GENITAL EFFECTS, MALE; GENITALIA; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; KNOWLEDGE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; RISK FACTORS; SIZE--CHANGES; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; ASIA; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY; CHINA; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FAR EAST; FEAR; GENITALIA; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; KNOWLEDGE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0031292495     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v09n01_04     Document Type: Article

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