Conventional and unconventional cardiovascular risk factors in men with erectile dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 305-308

  Corona, Giovanni ^a   Maggi, Mario ^b  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 84873053446     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12075     Document Type: Editorial

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