Comparing sildenafil alone vs. sildenafil plus brief couple sex therapy on erectile dysfunction and couples' sexual and marital quality of life: A pilot study

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-143

  Aubin, Sylvie ^a,b,e   Heiman, Julia R ^a   Berger, Richard E ^a   Murallo, A V ^c   Yung Wen, Liu ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

^c SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MALE; MARRIAGE; ORGASM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; COITUS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SULFONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 61949447982     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230802712319     Document Type: Article

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