Current Diagnosis and Management of Erectile Dysfunction

Current Sexual Health Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 164-176

  Pastuszak, Alexander W ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Benign prostatic hypertrophy; Coronary artery disease; Erectile dysfunction; Hypogonadism; Intracavernosal injection; Intraurethral suppository; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Metabolic syndrome; PDE5 inhibitor; Penile prosthesis; Penile revascularization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981193501     PISSN: 15483584     EISSN: 15483592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11930-014-0023-9     Document Type: Article

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