Urology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 104-107 , January 2010

Depressive Symptoms and Erectile Dysfunction in Men With Coronary Artery Disease

  • Baruch Mulat

      Affiliations

    • Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • ,
  • Yaron Arbel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine D, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • ,
  • Noa Mashav

      Affiliations

    • Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • ,
  • Nili Saar

      Affiliations

    • Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • ,
  • Arie Steinvil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine D, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • ,
  • Rafi Heruti

      Affiliations

    • Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • Sexual Health Unit, Reuth Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • ,
  • Shmuel Banai

      Affiliations

    • Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • Invasive Cardiology Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • ,
  • Dan Justo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Medicine B, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dan Justo, M.D., Department of Geriatric Medicine B, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weitzman Street, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel

Received 17 July 2009 ,Accepted 23 September 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)02631-4

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.09.041

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 104-107 , January 2010