Validation of the German version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) in patients with erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease and controls

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-197

  Wiltink, J ^a   Hauck, E W ^a   Phadayanon M ^a   Weidner, W ^a   Beutel, M E ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; IIEF (German); Peyronie's disease; Psychometric; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEYRONIE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPREHENSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; INTERNATIONALITY; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PENILE INDURATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0041670878     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900997     Document Type: Article

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