Erectile dysfunction in kidney transplanted patients: Efficacy of sildenafil

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 291-295

  Russo, Domenico ^a,c   Musone, Dario ^a   Alteri, Vincenzo ^a   Cindolo, Luca ^a   Lanzillo, Bernardo ^b   Federico, Stefano ^a   Andreucci, Vittorio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Foundation G Maugieri   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Kidney transplantation; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOXAZOSIN; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEADACHE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 2942676637     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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