Prevalence and correlates of sexual dysfunction among young adult married women in rural China: A population-based study

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-97

  Lau, J T F ^a,b   Cheng, Y ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Yang, X ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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

Author keywords

China; Female; Quality of life; Risk factor; Sexual dysfunction; Sexual satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MASTURBATION; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 30044433010     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901352     Document Type: Article

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