Frailty and sexual health in older European men

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 837-844

  Lee, David M ^a   Tajar, Abdelouahid ^b   Ravindrarajah, Rathi ^a   Pye, Stephen R ^a   O'Connor, Daryl B ^c   Corona, Giovanni ^d   O'Connell, Matthew ^a   Gielen, Evelien ^e   Boonen, Steven ^e   Vanderschueren, Dirk ^e   Pendleton, Neil ^a   Finn, Joseph D ^a   Bartfai, György ^f   Casanueva, Felipe F ^g   Forti, Gianni ^d   Giwercman, Aleksander ^h   Han, Thang S ⁱ   Huhtaniemi, Ilpo T ^j   Kula, Krzysztof ^k   Lean, Michael E J ^l   Punab, Margus ^m   Wu, Frederick C W ^a   O'Neill, Terence W ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^h LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^j IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^l UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^m TARTU UNIVERSITY CLINICS   (Estonia)

more..

Author keywords

EMAS.; Frailty; Male health; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; EMAS.; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMAS.; FRAILTY; MALE HEALTH; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

AGED; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84881667869     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls217     Document Type: Article

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