The impact of irritative lower urinary tract symptoms on erectile dysfunction in aging Taiwanese males

Aging Male

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-183

  Tsai, Chia Chun ^a   Liu, Chia Chu ^a   Huang, Shu Pin ^a   Li, Wei Ming ^a   Wu, Wen Jeng ^a   Huang, Chun Hsiung ^a   Lee, Yung Chin ^a   Huang, Shu Yen ^a   Pan, Shu Ching ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

erectile dysfunction; International prostate symptom score; irritative; Lower urinary tract symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPAIRED BLADDER EMPTYING; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NOCTURIA; POLLAKISURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; URINARY HESITANCY; URINARY INTERMITTENCY; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINARY URGENCY; WEAK URINARY STREAM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TAIWAN; TESTOSTERONE; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 77955911853     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13685531003586975     Document Type: Article

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