Sexual fantasy in gay men in India: A comparison with heterosexual men

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-207

  Bhugra, Dinesh ^a   Rahman, Qazi ^b   Bhintade, Rahul ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Culture; Gay men; Heterosexual men; India; Sexual fantasy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FANTASY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; LIBIDO; MALE; MARRIAGE; ORGASM; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33646700247     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990600554207     Document Type: Article

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