Improvement of sexual function in testosterone deficient men treated for 1 year with a permeation enhanced testosterone transdermal system

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1604-1608

  Arver, S ^a,b   Dobs, A S ^a,b   Meikle, A W ^a,b   Allen, R P ^a,b   Sanders, S W ^a,b   Mazer, N A ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

impotence; penile erection; testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0029870714     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66141-X     Document Type: Article

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