Sexual and Cardiovascular Correlates of Male Unfaithfulness

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1508-1518

  Fisher, Alessandra D ^a   Bandini, Elisa ^a   Rastrelli, Giulia ^a   Corona, Giovanni ^a   Monami, Matteo ^a   Mannucci, Edoardo ^a   Maggi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Major cardiovascular events; Psychobiological correlates; Sexual dysfunction; Unfaithfulness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COITUS; HUMAN; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; PARENTHOOD; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TESTIS SIZE; UNFAITHFULNESS; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 84861792259     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02722.x     Document Type: Article

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