Association among hypogonadism, quality of life and erectile dysfunction in middle-aged and aged male in Taiwan

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-75

  Hwang, T I S ^a,b,c   Lo, H C ^b   Tsai, T F ^a   Chiou, H Y ^b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aged male; Erectile dysfunction; Hypogonadism; Men's health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; IMPOTENCE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33846083472     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901480     Document Type: Article

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