Sexual dysfunction among older adults: Prevalence and risk factors from a nationally representative U.S. probability sample of men and women 57-85 years of age

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2300-2311

  Laumann, Edward O ^a   Waite, Linda J ^a   Das, Aniruddha ^a  

^a The University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; NSHAP; Sexual dysfunctions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPAREUNIA; EDUCATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MARRIAGE; MASTURBATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGRO; ORGASM DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 53549107727     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00974.x     Document Type: Article

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