ANDROPAUSE: ENDOCRINOLOGY, ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, AND PROSTATE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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Pathophysiology and treatment of diabetic erectile dysfunction.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Andrology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0148-5016
DOI: 10.1080/01485010490274131