Conscious regulation of sexual arousal in men

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 330-343

  Winters, Jason ^a   Christoff, Kalina ^a   Gorzalka, Boris B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPULSION; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; MASTURBATION; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449411971     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490902754103     Document Type: Article

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