Sexual dysfunction in male crystalline heroin dependents before and after MMT: A pilot study

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 751-755

  Babakhanian, Masaudeh ^a,b   Mehrgerdi, Zahra Alam ^c   Shenaiy, Yahya ^d  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Rose Psychiatric Center   (Iran)

^d Methadone Maintenance Treatment Ward   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crystalline heroin; Male; MMT; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; IRAN; LIBIDO; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; ORGASM; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84871245721     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: 17353947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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