Confirmatory factor analysis of the German version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF): A comparison of four models

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-99

  Kriston, Levente ^a   Günzler, Cindy ^a   Harms, Anja ^a   Berner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Impotence; Outcome assessment; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHI SQUARE TEST; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 37549040893     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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