Safety of prescribing PDE-5 inhibitors via e-medicine vs traditional medicine

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 890-896

  Munger, Mark A ^a,f   Stoddard, Gregory J ^a   Wenner, Allen R ^b   Bachman, John W ^c   Jurige, John H ^d   Poe, Laura ^e   Baker, Diana L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b West Columbia's Doctor Family Medicine   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^e Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SYMPTOM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 49249092759     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/83.8.890     Document Type: Article

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