Obesity and erectile dysfunction: Common problems, common solution?

JAMA

Volumn 291, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 3011-3012

  Saigal, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL;

AGING; BODY MASS; COUNSELING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; IMPOTENCE; LOW CALORY DIET; NOTE;

ADULT; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 2942722454     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.24.3011     Document Type: Editorial

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