Quantitative sensory testing of peripheral thresholds in patients with lifelong premature ejaculation: A case-controlled study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1755-1762

  Salonia, Andrea ^a   Saccà, Antonino ^a   Briganti, Alberto ^a   Del Carro, Ubaldo ^a   Dehò, Federico ^a   Zanni, Giuseppe ^a   Rocchini, Lorenzo ^a   Raber, Marco ^a   Guazzoni, Giorgio ^a   Rigatti, Patrizio ^a   Montorsi, Francesco ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Peripheral sensory thresholds; Premature ejaculation; Quantitative sensory testing; Trialsin premature ejaculation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PENIS GLANS; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SENSORY EVALUATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; THERMAL STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 66649084333     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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