Alcohol consumption and male erectile dysfunction: An unfounded reputation for risk?

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1386-1394

  Chew, Kew Kim ^a,b   Bremner, Alexandra ^b   Stuckey, Bronwyn ^a,b,c   Earle, Carolyn ^a   Jamrozik, Konrad ^d  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Cardiovascular disease; Cigarette smoking; Erectile dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEN'S HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 65149105573     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01115.x     Document Type: Article

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