Prevalence of sexual activity and associated factors in men aged 75 to 95 years a cohort study

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 693-702

  Hyde, Zoë ^a   Flicker, Leon ^a   Hankey, Graeme J ^b   Almeida, Osvaldo P ^a   McCaul, Kieran A ^a   Chubb, S A Paul ^c   Yeap, Bu B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 78751683033     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-11-201012070-00002     Document Type: Article

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