An evidence-based perspective to commonly performed erectile dysfunction investigations

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1582-1589

  Ghanem, Hussein ^a   Shamloul, Rany ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Nocturnal penile tumescence; Penile duplex

Indexed keywords

PAPAVERINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAVERNOSOGRAPHY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORGANIC IMPOTENCE; PENIS ARTERY; PENIS NOCTURNAL TUMESCENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC IMPOTENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 47949094893     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00665.x     Document Type: Review

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