Managing the aging man in Asia: A review

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-42

  Tong, Seng Fah ^a   Ho, Christopher ^b   Tan, Hui Meng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^c SUBANG JAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aging man; Asia; Health seeking behavior; Men's health; Mortality determinants

Indexed keywords

AGING; ASIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; EARLY INTERVENTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE INFERTILITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGING; ASIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MORBIDITY;

EID: 78650658478     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02652.x     Document Type: Review

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