Men's health: Sexual dysfunction, physical, and psychological health-is there a link?

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 663-671

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

^a Sime Darby Medical Centre   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Health; Physical; Psychological; Sexual Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 84857642554     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02582.x     Document Type: Review

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