Correlations between lower urinary tract symptoms, erectile dysfunction, and cardiovascular diseases: Are there differences between male populations from primary healthcare and urology clinics? A review of the current knowledge

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 128-135

  Bouwman, Inge I ^a   Van Der Heide, Wouter K ^a   Van Der Meer, Klaas ^a   Nijman, Rien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Erectile dysfunction; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Primary healthcare

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049124577     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814780903329536     Document Type: Article

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