Evaluating a continuous medical education program to improve general practitioners awareness and practice on erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1585-1593

  Mas, Manuel ^a   García Giralda, Luís ^b   Rey, Juan Ramón ^c   Martínez Salamanca, Juan Ignacio ^d   Guirao, Lorenzo ^b   Turbí, Carmen ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b Research on Sexual Disorders in Primary Care   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^e ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment or Evaluation of Educational Programs; Cardiovascular Disease; Continuous Medical Education; Erectile Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UROLOGY;

EID: 79957896974     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02244.x     Document Type: Article

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