Preference for gender of health care provider in management of erectile dysfunction

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 474-479

  Carrejo, M H ^a   Balla, D J ^c   Tan, R S ^a,b,c,d  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d OPAL Medical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Health care provider gender; Opinion survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 34548429731     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901553     Document Type: Article

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