Association between erectile dysfunction and sleep disorders measured by self-assessment questionnaires in adult men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 543-550

  Heruti, Rafi ^a   Shochat, Tzipi ^b   Tekes Manova, Dorit ^b   Ashkenazi, Itschak ^b   Justo, Dan ^b  

^a Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital   (Israel)

^b MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Self assessment questionnaires; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SOLDIER; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

EID: 22144461725     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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