Effect of lifestyle changes on erectile dysfunction in obese men: A randomized controlled trial

JAMA

Volumn 291, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 2978-2984

  Esposito, Katherine ^a,b   Giugliano, Francesco ^a   Di Palo, Carmen ^a   Giugliano, Giovanni ^a   Marfella, Raffaele ^a   D'Andrea, Francesco ^a   D'Armiento, Massimo ^a   Giugliano, Dario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Policlinico Universitario   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BLOOD; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; IMPOTENCE; LOW CALORY DIET; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET, REDUCING; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 2942700067     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.24.2978     Document Type: Article

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