Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy and the treatment of erectile dysfunction

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-157

  McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a,b   Vaphiades, M S ^a   Hall, T A ^a   Owsley, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NON ARTERITIC ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

CARBOLINES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 31544463258     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.083519     Document Type: Article

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