The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 4 , Pages 256-257 , April 2008

Sexual Dysfunction and Coronary Artery Disease: What Applies to the Gander May Apply to the Goose

  • Richard D. Lane, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson
    • ,
  • Julian F. Thayer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

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PII: S0002-9343(08)00151-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.005

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 4 , Pages 256-257 , April 2008

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