Traditional and complementary medicine (T/CM) in the treatment of erection difficulties - experience from the Asian Men's Attitudes To Life Events and Sexuality (MALES) study

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 356-365

  Wong, Li Ping ^a   Tan, Hui Meng ^a   Low, Wah Yun ^a   Ng, Chirk Jenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asian men; Erection difficulties; Traditional and complementary medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASIA; BACKACHE; CHINA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; TAIWAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 56949106945     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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