Drugs of abuse and sexual functioning

Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue , 2008, Pages 131-149

  Palha, A ^a,b   Esteves, M ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine of Oporto   (Portugal)

^b NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE; ORGASM; PENIS ERECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY;

CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; ORGASM; PENILE ERECTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 46449137395     PISSN: 00653268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000126628     Document Type: Review

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