Erectile dysfunction in aging male

Acta Biomedica

Volumn 81, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 89-94

  Romanelli, Francesco ^a   Sansone, Andrea ^a   Lenzi, Andrea ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Erectile dysfunction; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COUNSELING; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGING; ANDROGENS; COUNSELING; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PENIS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77954914433     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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