Genital Image, Sexual Anxiety, and Erectile Dysfunction Among Young Male Military Personnel

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1389-1397

  Wilcox, Sherrie L ^a   Redmond, Sarah ^b   Davis, Teaniese L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile Dysfunction; Genital Self Image; Military Personnel; Sexual Anxiety; Sexual Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SELF IMAGE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL ANXIETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOLDIER; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84930375204     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12880     Document Type: Article

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