Efficacy of sildenafil citrate in prostate brachytherapy patients with erectile dysfunction

Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1112-1116

  Merrick, Gregory S ^a   Butler, Wayne M ^b   Lief, Jonathan H ^b   Stipetich, Robin L ^b   Abel, Laurie J ^b   Dorsey, Anthony T ^b  

^a WHEELING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SMOKING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033151911     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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