Risk factors of erectile dysfunction in patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2069-2076

  Nik Jaafar, Nik Ruzyanei ^a   Mislan, Noormazita ^b   Abdul Aziz, Salina ^c   Baharudin, Azlin ^a   Ibrahim, Normala ^d   Midin, Marhani ^a   Das, Srijit ^e   Sidi, Hatta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Batu Pahat   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Erectile Dysfunction; Methadone Therapy; Opiate Dependence

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADULT; AGED; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881098914     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12105     Document Type: Article

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