Erectile dysfunction in men receiving methadone and buprenorphine maintenance treatment

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 684-692

  Hallinan, Richard ^a   Byrne, Andrew ^a   Agho, Kingsley ^b   McMahon, Chris ^c   Tynan, Philip ^d   Attia, John ^e  

^a Redfern   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Australian Centre for Sexual Health   (Australia)

^d Histopath Diagnostic Services   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Erectile dysfunction; Methadone; Opiate addiction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; METHADONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SAFETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LIBIDO; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 40349105747     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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