Correlations With Satisfaction Measures in Men Treated With Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors for Erectile Dysfunction

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-271

  Mulhall, John P ^a   Kaminetsky, Jed C ^b   Althof, Stanley E ^c   Goldstein, Irwin ^d   Creanga, Dana L ^e   Marfatia, Aditya ^e   Symonds, Tara ^f   Budhwani, Meeta ^e  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b University Urology Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ALVARADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

^f PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

erectile dysfunction; quality of life; sildenafil citrate; tadalafil; vardenafil

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR;

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80052096063     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988310389165     Document Type: Article

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