SIEDY Scale 3, a New Instrument to Detect Psychological Component in Subjects with Erectile Dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2017-2026

  Corona, Giovanni ^a,c   Ricca, Valdo ^a   Bandini, Elisa ^a   Rastrelli, Giulia ^a   Casale, Helen ^a   Jannini, Emmanuele A ^b   Sforza, Alessandra ^c   Forti, Gianni ^a   Mannucci, Edoardo ^a   Maggi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Erectile Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIEDY SCALE 3;

EID: 84864512951     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02762.x     Document Type: Article

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