International index of erectile function (IIEF) scores generated by men or female partners correlate equally well with own satisfaction (Sexual, partnership, life, and mental health)

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1404-1410

  Weiss, Petr ^a   Brody, Stuart ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erectile Dysfunction; Life Satisfaction; Mental Health Satisfaction; Orgasm; Partnership Satisfaction; Sex Differences; Sexual Intercourse; Sexual Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGASM; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955133449     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02214.x     Document Type: Article

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