In men with erectile dysfunction, satisfaction with quality of erections correlates with erection hardness, treatment satisfaction, and emotional well-being

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 800-808

  Kaminetsky, Jed C ^a   Depko, Andrzej J ^b   Ströberg, Peter ^c   Buvat, Jacques ^d   Tseng, Li Jung ^e   Stecher, Vera J ^e  

^a University Urology Associates   (United States)

^b Sexological Outpatients Clinic   (Poland)

^c ED Kliniken   (Sweden)

^d Centre d'Etude et de Traitement de la Pathologie de l'Appareil Reproducteur et de la Psychosomatique   (France)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile Dysfunction; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Sexual Satisfaction; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 61549141415     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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