The male sexual quotient: A brief, self-administered questionnaire to assess male sexual satisfaction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 382-389

  Abdo, Carmita H N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Male erectile disorder; Premature ejaculation; Psychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EJACULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MALE SEXUAL QUOTIENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH INVENTORY FOR MEN; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

EID: 33947158714     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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