Effect of neonatal circumcision on penile neurologic sensation

Urology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 773-777

  Bleustein, Clifford B ^a   Fogarty, James D ^b   Eckholdt, Haftan ^b   Arezzo, Joseph C ^b   Melman, Arnold ^b  

^a Urology Specialty Care PA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS; PENIS GLANS; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATION;

EID: 17144431458     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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