Association between International Index of Erectile Function and axial penile rigidity in patients with erectile dysfunction

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 426-429

  El Sakka, A I ^a,b  

^a Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^b AL NOOR SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; IIEF; Penile rigidity

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS RIGIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGIDITY; RIGIDOMETER;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0345872269     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901096     Document Type: Article

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