Recreational use of PDE5 inhibitors by young healthy men: Recognizing this issue among medical students

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2414-2418

  Korkes, Fernando ^a,b   Costa matos, André ^a   Gasperini, Renato ^a   Reginato, Pedro V ^a   Perez, Marjo D C ^a  

^a Dermatology Clinic   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Male; Men; Phosphodiesterase inhibitors; Physiological; Sexual dysfunction; Street drugs

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG USE; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 53549108569     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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