Hyperhomocysteinemia as an Early Predictor of Erectile Dysfunction: International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and Penile Doppler Ultrasound Correlation With Plasma Levels of Homocysteine.

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Published in Medicine (Baltimore) on September 01, 2015

Authors

Riccardo Giovannone1, Gian Maria Busetto, Gabriele Antonini, Ottavio De Cobelli, Matteo Ferro, Stefano Tricarico, Francesco Del Giudice, Giulia Ragonesi, Simon L Conti, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Vincenzo Gentile, Ettore De Berardinis

Author Affiliations

1: From the Department of Urology, Policlinico Umberto I Sapienza Rome University, Rome, Italy (RG, GMB, GA, ST, FDG, GR, VG, EDB); Department of Urology, European Oncology Institute (IEO), Milan, Italy (ODC, MF); Department of Urology, Stanford University of School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA (SLC); and Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Urology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy (GL).

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