Erectile dysfunction (ED) is prevalent, bothersome and underdiagnosed in patients consulting urologists for benign prostatic syndrome (BPS)

European Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 511-517

  Hoesl, C E ^a   Woll, E M ^b   Burkart, M ^c   Altwein, J E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Pfizer GmbH ^*

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); Impotence; Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS); Prevalence; Quality of life (QoL)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVALUATION; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UROLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 14844359977     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.10.029     Document Type: Article

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