Correlates of sexuality in men and women aged 52-90 years attending a university medical health service in Colombia

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3008-3018

  Arias Castillo, Liliana ^a   Ceballos Osorio, Janeth ^a,b   Ochoa, Jhon Jair ^a   Reyes Ortiz, Carlos A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Colombians; Mediation effects; Middle and older adults; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASTURBATION; PENSIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 70649085225     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01488.x     Document Type: Article

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