Factors associated with waning sexual function among elderly men and prostate cancer patients

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 155-159

  Helgason, Ásgeir R ^a   Adolfsson, Jan ^a   Dickman, Paul ^a   Arver, Stefan ^a   Fredrikson, Mats ^a   Steineck, Gunnar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aged; Prostatic neoplasms; Psychosexual dysfunction; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

EID: 0030903683     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199707000-00050     Document Type: Article

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