The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 7 , Pages 592-596 , July 2008

Regular Intercourse Protects Against Erectile Dysfunction: Tampere Aging Male Urologic Study

  • Juha Koskimäki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Tampere University Hospital, Department of Urology, Tampere, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Juha Koskimäki, MD, PhD, Tampere University Hospital, Department of Urology, Box 2000, FIN-33521 Tampere.
    • ,
  • Rahman Shiri, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Tampere, School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland.
    • ,
  • Teuvo Tammela, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Tampere University Hospital, Department of Urology, Tampere, Finland
    • ,
  • Jukka Häkkinen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Tampere University Hospital, Department of Urology, Tampere, Finland
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  • Matti Hakama, ScD

      Affiliations

    • University of Tampere, School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland.
    • ,
  • Anssi Auvinen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Tampere, School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland.

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 Dr Shiri is currently at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland. Dr Auvinen is currently at the Finnish Cancer Institute, Helsinki, Finland.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00314-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.042

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 7 , Pages 592-596 , July 2008

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