Sexual behaviour, sexual dysfunctions and related help seeking patterns in middle-aged and elderly Europeans: The global study of sexual attitudes and behaviors

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-428

  Nicolosi, Alfredo ^a,b   Buvat, Jacques ^c   Glasser, Dale B ^d   Hartmann, Uwe ^e   Laumann, Edward O ^f   Gingell, Clive ^g  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H Sergievsky Center   (United States)

^c Centre ETPARP   (France)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age groups; Epidemiology; Health surveys; Impotence; Prevalence; Sexual disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COITUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COITUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748096618     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-006-0088-9     Document Type: Article

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