Erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence after prostate cancer treatment

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 278-289

  Mirza, Moben ^a   Griebling, Tomas L ^a   Kazer, Meredith Wallace ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Impotence; Incontinence; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYOSURGERY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; RADIOTHERAPY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CRYOSURGERY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 80055085501     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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