Erectile dysfunction as a sentinel symptom of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in heavy drinkers

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 209-214

  Ravaglia, Sabrina ^a,b   Marchioni, Enrico ^a   Costa, Alfredo ^a   Maurelli, Maurizia ^a   Moglia, Arrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Neurology Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Autonomic neuropathy; Heavy drinkers; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 12144270458     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1085-9489.2004.09403.x     Document Type: Article

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