Sexual life and self-esteem in married elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Choi, Keum Bong ^a   Jang, Soo Hyun ^b   Lee, Mi Young ^a   Kim, Kye Ha ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Songwon College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Importance of sexuality; Self esteem in elderly; Sexual life and self esteem in married elderly in Korea

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOUTH KOREA; SPOUSE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSES;

EID: 79957980388     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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