An analysis of sexual health information on radical prostatectomy websites

BJU International

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-72

  Mulhall, John P ^a   Rojaz Cruz, Cesar ^a   Müller, Alexander ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Misinformation; Radical prostatectomy; Robotic surgery; Website

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SEXUAL HEALTH;

HUMANS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS;

EID: 72149112768     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08762.x     Document Type: Article

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