Acupuncture in the treatment of psychogenic erectile dysfunction: First results of a prospective randomized placebo-controlled study

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 343-346

  Engelhardt, P F ^a,b   Daha, L K ^b   Zils, T ^b   Simak, R ^b   Konig K ^b   Pfluger H ^b  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Impotence; Psychogenic erectile dysfucntion

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE; SILDENAFIL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEADACHE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS ERECTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOGENESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242499497     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901021     Document Type: Article

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