American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 192-197 , 15 January 2010

Sexual Activity, Erectile Dysfunction, and Incident Cardiovascular Events

Received 30 June 2009 ,Revised 25 August 2009 ,Accepted 25 August 2009.

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 The Massachusetts Male Aging Study was supported by grant AG04763 from the National Institute on Aging and grants DK51345 and DK44995 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Bethesda, MD). Additional support for these analyses was provided by Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, Indiana).

PII: S0002-9149(09)02324-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.08.671

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 192-197 , 15 January 2010

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