Impact of an educational initiative on applied knowledge and attitudes of physicians who treat sexual dysfunction

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-81

  Shabsigh, R ^a,b   Sadovsky, R ^c   Rosen, R C ^d   Carson III, C C ^e   Seftel, A D ^f   Noursalehi, M ^g  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g CogniMed Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Medical education; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; E-MAIL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UROLOGY;

EID: 58149480215     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2008.65     Document Type: Article

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