The impact of lower urinary tract symptoms on male sexual health

BJU International

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 33-41

  Wein, Alan J ^a   Coyne, Karin S ^b   Tubaro, Andrea ^c   Sexton, Chris C ^b   Kopp, Zoe S ^d   Aiyer, Lalitha P ^d  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

BPH; Ejaculation; Erectile dysfunction; Overactive bladder; Sexual health; Urinary function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EJACULATION DISORDER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MICTURITION DISORDER; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62849108013     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08447.x     Document Type: Article

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