Erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and hypogonadism and men's quality of life: an Asian perspective

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 282-288

  Low, Wah Yun ^a   Tong, Seng Fah ^b   Tan, Hui Meng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Androgen deficiency; Erectile dysfunction; Hypogonadism; Men's health; Premature ejaculation; Quality of life; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANXIETY; ASIAN; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 56949091474     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.10.004     Document Type: Review

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