Effect of Sildenafil on Middle-Aged Sexually Active Males with No Erectile Complaints: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Study

European Urology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 969-978

  Gruenwald, Ilan ^a   Leiba, Ronit ^a   Vardi, Yoram ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Erectile function; Normal sexual function; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION INVENTORY OF TREATMENT SATISFACTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF SEXUAL LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM AND RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PURINES; SEXUALITY; SULFONES;

EID: 60249094895     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.04.048     Document Type: Article

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