Dietary Factors, Mediterranean Diet and Erectile Dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2338-2345

  Esposito, Katherine ^a   Giugliano, Francesco ^a   Maiorino, Maria Ida ^a   Giugliano, Dario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dietary Factors; Dietary Patterns; Erectile Dysfunction; Mediterranean Diet

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 77955135404     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01842.x     Document Type: Review

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