The Global Online Sexuality Survey (GOSS): The United States of America in 2011. Chapter I: Erectile Dysfunction Among English-Speakers

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3018-3027

  Shaeer, Osama ^a   Shaeer, Kamal ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Erectile dysfunction; Prevalence; Survey; United States of America; USA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; COITUS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASTURBATION; MICTURITION DISORDER; OBESITY; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870603411     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02976.x     Document Type: Article

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