Motivations for seeking treatment for ED: The woman's perspective

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-158

  McCabe, M P ^a   Conaglen, H ^b   Conaglen, J ^c   O'connor, E ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FRUSTRATION; INTIMACY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 77949657328     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2009.60     Document Type: Article

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