A survey of erectile dysfunction in Taiwan: Use of the erection hardness score and quality of erection questionnaire

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2817-2824

  Hwang, Thomas I S ^a,b,c   Tsai, Te Fu ^a,b   Lin, Yi Chia ^a,b   Chiang, Han Sun ^a,b   Chang, Luke S ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Erectile Dysfunction; Erectile Dysfunction Screening Measures; Erectile Hardness Score; International Index of Erectile Function; Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction; Quality of Erection Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS ERECTION HARDNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 77955246531     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01837.x     Document Type: Article

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