Mastering emasculation

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 634-636

  Wassersug, Richard J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAPAVERINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASTRATION; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LIBIDO DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ATTITUDE; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; EUNUCHISM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 59149095124     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.1947     Document Type: Article

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