Malaysian cultural differences in knowledge, attitudes and practices related to erectile dysfunction: Focus group discussions

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 440-445

  Low, W Y ^a   Wong, Y L ^a   Zulkifli, S N ^a   Tan, H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b SUBANG JAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Culture; Erectile dysfunction; Focus group discussion; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHINESE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CULTURAL FACTOR; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCIENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SMOKING;

EID: 0036933878     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900837     Document Type: Article

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