The impact of psychosocial factors on the risk of erectile dysfunction and inhibition of sexual desire in a sample of the Brazilian population

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-14

  Najjar Abdo, Carmita Helena ^a,e   Mendes de Oliveira Jr , Waldemar ^a   Moreira Jr , Edson ^b   Abdo, João F ^c   Saraiva Fittipaldi, João Antônio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Santa Cruz   (Brazil)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depression; Education; Impotence; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEPRESSION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DESIRE INHIBITION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 17644407020     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802005000100003     Document Type: Article

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