Prevalence of erectile dysfunction and associated factors among men without concomitant diseases: A population study

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-257

  Nicolosi, A ^a,b,e   Glasser, D B ^c   Moreira, E D ^d   Villa, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; LUTS; Prevalence; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; ITALY; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0042324048     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901010     Document Type: Article

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