Erectile dysfunction and disease-specific quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 549-553

  Shin, H W ^a   Rha, Y C ^a   Han, D H ^a   Chung, S ^b   Yoon, I Y ^c   Rhee, C S ^a   Lee, C H ^a   Min, Y G ^a   Kim, D Y ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CALGARY SLEEP APNEA QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KOREAN VERSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE 5; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 55849098894     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2008.39     Document Type: Article

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