Seeking Answers on the Quest for Effective Nonsurgical Treatment of Peyronie's Disease

European Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 601-603

  Levine, Laurence A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; STEROID; VERAPAMIL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEYRONIE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RELIABILITY; SCAR; VACUUM;

HUMANS; MALE; PENILE INDURATION; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 33846257724     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.10.048     Document Type: Editorial

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