Dietary supplements and other alternative medicines for erectile dysfunction. What do I tell my patients?

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-22

  Moyad, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ARGININE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; SILDENAFIL; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; YOHIMBINE; ZINC;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ARGININE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLANT PREPARATIONS; YOHIMBINE; ZINC;

EID: 0036302093     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-0143(02)00012-5     Document Type: Review

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