journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 356-365 , December 2008

Traditional and complementary medicine (T/CM) in the treatment of erection difficulties – experience from the Asian Men's Attitudes To Life Events and Sexuality (MALES) study

  • Li Ping Wong, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Education & Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Hui Meng Tan, MBBS, FRCS, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Medical Education & Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Medical Education & Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Subang Jaya Medical Center, Selangor, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Wah Yun Low, BA (Hons), MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Education & Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Chirk Jenn Ng, MBBS, MMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Received 29 July 2008 ,Accepted 22 October 2008.

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PII: S1875-6867(08)00214-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.10.008

journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 356-365 , December 2008

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