Acupuncture for treating erectile dysfunction: A systematic review

BJU International

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 366-370

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a,b   Shin, Byung Cheul ^c   Ernst, Edzard ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Erectile dysfunction; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68049123564     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08422.x     Document Type: Article

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