Erectile dysfunction and constructs of masculinity and quality of life in the multinational Men's Attitudes to Life Events and Sexuality (MALES) study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 583-594

  Sand, Michael S ^a,f   Fisher, William ^b   Rosen, Raymond ^c   Heiman, Julia ^d   Eardley, Ian ^e  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Gender identity; Masculinity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FRANCE; GERMANY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEXICO; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SPAIN; SPOUSE; STEREOTYPY; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40349112764     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00720.x     Document Type: Article

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