Asthma and risk of erectile dysfunction-A nationwide population-based study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1754-1760

  Chou, Kun Ta ^a,b   Huang, Chin Chou ^a,b   Chen, Yuh Min ^a,b   Perng, Diang Wang ^a,b   Chao, Heng Sheng ^a,b   Chan, Wan Leong ^a,b   Leu, Hsin Bang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cardiovascular Disease; Chronic Airway Inflammatory Disorder; Erectile Dysfunction; Male Sexual Impotence; Obstructive Lung Disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; UROLOGY;

EID: 79957892670     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02242.x     Document Type: Article

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