The new virility: Viagra, male aging and sexual function

Sexualities

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 345-362

  Marshall, Barbara L ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Health; Masculinity; Sexuality; Viagra

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745235530     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460706065057     Document Type: Article

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