Erectile function rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy: Practice patterns among AUA members

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2370-2376

  Tal, Raanan ^a   Teloken, Patrick ^a   Mulhall, John P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American Urological Association; Erectile Function; Radical Prostatectomy; Survey

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS ERECTION REHABILITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; SURGEON; UROLOGY;

EID: 79960837304     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02355.x     Document Type: Article

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