Masturbation in the United States

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 301-317

  Das, Aniruddha ^a  

^a The University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX LINKAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL LIFE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASTURBATION; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249883893     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230701385514     Document Type: Article

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