Current use of penile implants in erectile dysfunction

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 485-489

  Mulcahy, John J ^a   Wilson, Steven K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVICE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750528758     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-006-0059-0     Document Type: Article

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