Erectile dysfunction and central obesity: an Italian perspective.

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Published in Asian J Androl on July 04, 2014

Authors

Giovanni Corona, Giulia Rastrelli, Sandra Filippi, Linda Vignozzi, Edoardo Mannucci, Mario Maggi1

Author Affiliations

1: Sexual Medicine and Andrology Unit, Department of Experimental, Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

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