You'll "Get Viagraed:" Mexican men's preference for alternative erectile dysfunction treatment

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1759-1765

  Wentzell, Emily ^a   Salmerón, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aging; Alternative medicine; Erectile dysfunction; Lifestyle change; Masculinity; Medicalization; Men; Mexico; Sexuopharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; VARDENAFIL; VITAMIN;

AGING; DIABETES; DRUG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MEDICINE; MENS HEALTH; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGING; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; DIET; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MASCULINITY; MEXICO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; SULFONES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 65249086285     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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