Direct sale of sildenafil (Viagra) to consumers over the internet

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 1389-1392

  Armstrong, K ^a   Schwartz, J S ^a   Asch, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; SILDENAFIL;

DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG MARKETING; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERNET; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; COMMERCE; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OFFICE VISITS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PIPERAZINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032718793     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199910283411810     Document Type: Note

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