Sexual desire and activity in men and women - Results of a representative German sample;Sexuelles verlangen und sexuelle aktivität von männern und frauen über die lebensspanne - Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Deutschen bevölkerungsumfrage

Journal fur Reproduktionsmedizin und Endokrinologie

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-211

  Beutel, Manfred E ^a   Stobel Richter Y ^b   Daig, I ^c   Brahler E ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Determinants; Sexual activity; Sexual desire; Sexual trauma; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; RAPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 51449098152     PISSN: 18102107     EISSN: 18109292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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