Sex among Asian men and women: The global better sex survey in Asia

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 507-514

  Tan, Hui Meng ^a   Marumo, Ken ^b   Yang, Dae Yul ^c   Hwang, Thomas I Sheng ^d   Ong, Moh Lim ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Quality of life; Sexual experience; Sexual satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; DRUG USE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDONESIA; JAPAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGASM; PENIS ERECTION; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; POPULATION SIZE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SINGAPORE; SOUTH KOREA; TAIWAN; THAILAND;

EID: 65449164983     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2009.02283.x     Document Type: Article

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