Erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation are the most frequently self-reported sexual concerns: Profiles of 9,536 men calling a helpline

European Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 557-563

  Papaharitou, Stamatis ^a   Athanasiadis, Loukas ^a   Nakopoulou, Evangelia ^a   Kirana, Paraskevi ^a   Portseli, Alexandra ^a   Iraklidou, Maria ^a   Hatzimouratidis, Konstantinos ^a   Hatzichristou, Dimitrios ^a,b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Help line; Help seeking behavior; Male sexual problems; Premature ejaculation; Sexual behavior; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; EJACULATION; HOTLINES; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; LIBIDO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32944478448     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2005.09.023     Document Type: Article

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