Quality-of-life issues in hemodialysis: Case studies on the use of sildenafil for Erectile Dysfunction

Dialysis and Transplantation

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 518-524

  Jacques, Julie A ^e   Abraira, Carlos L ^a,b,c,d  

^a Palmetto Hospital Outpatient Dialysis Center   (United States)

^b BMA Hialeah Dialysis Unit   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; PAPAVERINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; ZINC;

ADULT; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; DIALYSIS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEADACHE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG PAIN; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOMITING; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0032828556     PISSN: 00902934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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