Self-esteem, confidence, and relationships in men treated with sildenafil citrate for erectile dysfunction: Results of two double-blind, placebo-controlled trials

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1069-1074

  Althof, Stanley E ^a,f   O'Leary, Michael P ^b   Cappelleri, Joseph C ^c   Glina, Sidney ^d   King, Rosie ^e   Tseng, Li Jung ^c   Bowler, Jessica L ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d Instituto H Ellis   (Brazil)

^e Sydney Centre for Sexual and Relationship Therapy   (Australia)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Erectile dysfunction; Impotence; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Relationship; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33748354024     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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