Association between erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia in Nigerian men

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 296-299

  Ikuerowo, S O ^a   Akindiji, Y O ^a   Akinoso, O A ^a   Akinlusi, F M ^a   Esho, J O ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Erectile dysfunction; International Index for Erectile Function 5; International Prostate Symptoms Score; Lower urinary tract symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UROLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATISM;

EID: 43749110506     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127345     Document Type: Article

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