Varicocele Is Associated with Erectile Dysfunction: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1745-1752

  Keller, Joseph J ^a   Chen, Yi Kuang ^b   Lin, Herng Ching ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Varicocele; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGONADISM; INCOME; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

EID: 84863506274     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02736.x     Document Type: Article

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