The impact of aging on human sexual activity and sexual desire

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-56

  Kontula, Osmo ^a   Haavio Mannila, Elina ^b  

^a Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AROUSAL; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICS; WIDOW;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; COITUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 65549095545     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490802624414     Document Type: Article

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