Sexual dysfunction prior to first drug use among former drug addicts and its possible causal meaning on drug addiction: Preliminary results

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 164-172

  La Pera, Giuseppe ^a   Carderi, Anna ^a   Marianantoni, Zelinda ^a   Peris, Filippo ^a   Lentini, Massimo ^a   Taggi, Franco ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Italian Institute of Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Cocaine; Premature ejaculation; Sexual disorders; Substance abuse, heroin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH;

EID: 37549019630     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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