Prevalence of male and female sexual problems, perceptions related to sex and association with quality of life in a Chinese population: A population-based study

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 494-505

  Lau, J T F ^a,b   Kim, J H ^a   Tsui, H Y ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Epidemiology; Hong Kong; Impotence; Quality of life; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; AWARENESS; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; LUBRICATION; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGASM DISORDER; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CHINA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 27744608436     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901342     Document Type: Article

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