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Erectile dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases and depression: interaction of therapy

Ahmed I El-Sakka Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Andrology Clinic, Diabetic Centre, PO Box 6251, Makkah, Saudi Arabia +96 625667699; +96 625666756 ext. 116; [email protected]
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Rany Shamloul Cairo University, Andrology and Sexology Department, Cairo, Egypt
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Aksam A Yassin Segeberger Kliniken, Hamburg, Germany
Pages 2107-2117 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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