Efficacy and safety of sildenafil citrate (Viagra®) for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men in egypt and south africa

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 15, Issue , 2003, Pages S25-S29

  Levinson, I P ^a   Khalaf, I M ^b   Shaeer, K Z M ^c   Smart, D O ^d  

^a Medi Clinic Hospital   (South Africa)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d MILPARK HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Erectile dysfunction; Men; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; EGYPT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SOUTH AFRICA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; EGYPT; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0038600633     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900970     Document Type: Article

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