Prevalence of male sexual dysfunction among Ghanaian populace: Myth or reality

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 337-342

  Amidu, N ^a   Owiredu, W K B A ^a   Woode, E ^a   Addai Mensah, O ^a   Gyasi Sarpong, K C ^a   Alhassan, A ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; impotence; premature ejaculation; sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; GHANA; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; PARAMETER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SMOKING;

EID: 78650601512     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2010.24     Document Type: Article

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