A population survey of sexual activity, sexual dysfunction and associated help-seeking behavior in middle-aged and older adults in Germany

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 434-443

  Moreira Jr , Edson D ^a   Hartmann, U ^b   Glasser, D B ^c   Gingell, C ^d  

^a HOSPITAL SÃO RAFAEL   (Brazil)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Impotence; Prevalence; Sex; Sexual disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LIBIDO DISORDER; LUBRICATION; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 27744461594     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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