Assessment of sexual functions in patients with chronic liver disease

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-345

  Simsek, I ^a   Aslan, G ^a   Akarsu, M ^a   Koseoglu, H ^a   Esen, A ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Cirrhosis; Erectile dysfunction; IIEF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS D, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 22644431901     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901316     Document Type: Article

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