Are consecutive nightly recordings required for valid evaluation of sleep-associated erections?

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-199

  Greenstein, A ^a   Mabjeesh, N J ^a   Sofer, M ^a   Kaver, I ^a   Matzkin, H ^a   Chen, J ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Erectile function; RigiScan; Sleep associated erections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP;

EID: 33847377561     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901512     Document Type: Article

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