The ability of the general male public to assess their suitability to take 50-mg sildenafil: An assessment of the comprehension of patient information materials via internet survey

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2038-2047

  Symonds, Tara ^a   Coyne, Karin S ^b   Margolis, Mary Kay ^b   Schnetzler, Gabriel ^c  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Community assessment; Erectile dysfunction; PDE5i Use; Questionnaire; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SCREENING; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960462115     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02263.x     Document Type: Article

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