The impact of age, body mass index and testosterone on erectile dysfunction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 240-243

  Kratzik, Christian W ^a,d   Schatzl, Georg ^a   Lunglmayr, Gerhard ^b   Rücklinger, Ernst ^c   Huber, Johannes ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Department of Gynecological Endocrinology ^*  (Austria)

^c Statistical Analysis and Methodological Consulting KEG   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Deficiency; Impotence; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIOAVAILABILITY; BODY MASS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OFFICE WORKER; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 20444464378     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000162049.95483.51     Document Type: Article

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