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dysfunction

any consequence of an activity which inhibits the achievement of the desired objective. In the study of ORGANIZATIONS, dysfunctions refer to those aspects of organizations which are essential to the organization's proper functioning but at the same time detract from organizational performance. For instance, a justifiable emphasis on following the correct procedures can also stifle the flexibility that is often needed in work situations. See GOAL DISPLACEMENT.
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IF you have symptoms of erectile dysfunction, it might be a good idea to have your heart health checked.
Erectile dysfunction may double risk of heart disease -Experts
GRISS is a 28-item, Likert-type, self-report scale that evaluates the presence and severity of sexual dysfunctions. Two separate forms are developed for men and women.
Sexual Dysfunction Is Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Predialytic Chronic Kidney Disease
Forty-three percent of women in the endometriosis group had sexual dysfunction, compared with 18% in the control group (P less than .001), as measured by the Female Sexual Quotient.
Sexual dysfunction, depression common with endometriosis
Two gross categories of study participants were patients with thyroid dysfunctions and control, who had normal thyroid function.
ASSOCIATION OF THYROID DYSFUNCTION WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
(2005) showed that sterility treatment brought up sexual dysfunctions in 35% of couples (2).
Sexual dysfunction in women undergoing fertility treatment in Iran: prevalence and associated risk factors
Sexual Dysfunction: A Guide for Assessment and Treatment, 3rd Edition
Sexual Dysfunction: A Guide for Assessment and Treatment, 3rd Edition
Clinical manifestations of diastolic dysfunction may vary from relative to asymptomatic state to a patient with overt heart failure.
Left atrial volume index (LAVI) in the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
SCI and MS each have different attributes, but they also share some similar traits including impaired mobility, urinary bladder dysfunction and bowel dysfunction.
SCI & MS
An extract of Lepidium peruvianum, a high-altitude root plant popularly known as maca, has been shown to regulate several key physiological pathways of female sexual dysfunction. Maca is believed to work primarily by providing the optimum balance of nutrients utilized by the body's neuroendocrine system.
Reversing female sexual dysfunction
Otherwise known as erectile dysfunction, it requires interference with the co-ordination of one or more of vascular, neurologic, hormonal and psychological factors (Brock 2002), with vascular being responsible in about 70% of cases.
Impotence
To the best of our knowledge, there is no study using multivariable analysis to determine the predictors of antidepressant-emergent sexual dysfunction. This study aimed to investigate early evolution, tolerability, and predictors of antidepressant-emergent sexual dysfunction in patients with anxiety or depressive disorder.
Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Antidepressant-treated Anxiety or Depressive Disorders: a Pragmatic Multivariable Longitudinal Study
Conclusion: Birth asphyxia was associated with systolic and diastolic dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension which demands precise evaluation, early recognition and appropriate management.
Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiovascular complications after birth asphyxia in term neonates
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