Male genital image: Measurement and implications for medical conditions and surgical practice

Sexologies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 43-47

  Davis, S N ^a   Paterson, L Q ^a   Binik, Y M ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body image; Genital anomalies; Genital image; Penis size; Sex; Surgical interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENITAL TRACT CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE GENITAL IMAGE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MEDLINE; MICRO PENIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS; PENIS DISEASE; PENIS SIZE; PEYRONIE DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SMALL PENIS;

EID: 84860916371     PISSN: 11581360     EISSN: 18781829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sexol.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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