The prevalence and clinical relevance of sexual dysfunction in women and men with chronic heart failure

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-91

  Schwarz, E R ^a,b,c   Kapur, V ^b   Bionat, S ^b   Rastogi, S ^b   Gupta, R ^b   Rosanio, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Heart failure; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGASM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 38149087468     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901613     Document Type: Article

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