Sex and the older man GP perceptions and management

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 867-869

  Andrews, Catherine N ^a   Piterman, Leon ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38449123843     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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