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Prevalence and clinical features of sexual dysfunction in male with epilepsy: the first southern italy hospital-based study

Rocco Salvatore CalabròIRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo”, Messina, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jacopo GrisolaghiDepartment of Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Fabrizio QuattriniDepartment of Psychology, University of Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Placido BramantiIRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo”, Messina, Italy
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Adriana MagauddaNeurology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Pages 732-737 | Received 13 Oct 2012, Accepted 21 Apr 2013, Published online: 29 May 2013

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