The role of general practitioners in the management of erectile dysfunction - A qualitative study

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-63

  Ng, C J ^a   Low, W Y ^a   Tan, N C ^b   Choo, W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b College of Family Physicians   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; General practitioners; Malaysia; Role

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL VALUES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 1642483807     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901141     Document Type: Article

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