Male sexual dysfunction in Asia

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-542

  Ho, Christopher Ck ^a   Singam, Praveen ^a   Hong, Goh Eng ^a   Zainuddin, Zulkifli Md ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asia; erectile dysfunction; health; hypogonadism; male; premature ejaculation; sex

Indexed keywords

ASIA; ASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; EJACULATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79960064805     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.135     Document Type: Review

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