Acculturation and sexual function in Canadian East Asian men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-82

  Brotto, Lori A ^a   Woo, Jane S T ^a   Ryder, Andrew G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Culture; East Asian Culture; Male sexual function; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 33845757130     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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