Sexual dysfunction in subjects with Klinefelter's syndrome

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 574-580

  Corona, G ^a,c   Petrone, L ^a   Paggi, F ^b   Lotti, F ^a   Boddi, V ^a   Fisher, A ^a   Vignozzi, L ^a   Balercia, G ^b   Sforza, A ^c   Forti, G ^a   Mannucci, E ^a   Maggi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androtest; Klinefelter's syndrome; sexual dysfunction; SIEDY; testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EJACULATION DISORDER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY DISORDERS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SMOKING HABIT; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LIBIDO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SMOKING; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77954399593     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00986.x     Document Type: Article

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