The Journal of Urology
Volume 175, Issue 3 , Pages 1058-1062 , March 2006

Self-Esteem, Confidence and Relationship Satisfaction of Men With Erectile Dysfunction Treated With Sildenafil Citrate: A Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel Group, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study in the United States

  • Michael P. O’Leary

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Urology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Pfizer Inc, Sanofi and Boehringer-Ingelheim.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Division of Urology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 45 Francis St., Boston, Massachusetts 02115-6105 (telephone: 617-732-6325; FAX: 617-566-3475)
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  • Stanley E. Althof

      Affiliations

    • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Beachwood, Ohio
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Bayer/GSK, Lilly/ICOS, Alza/Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi Synthelabo, Auxilium and Solvay.
    • ,
  • Joseph C. Cappelleri

      Affiliations

    • Pfizer Inc, Global Research and Development, Groton, Connecticut
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Pfizer Inc.
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  • Arthur Crowley

      Affiliations

    • Pfizer Inc, New York, New York
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Pfizer Inc.
    • ,
  • Nancy Sherman

      Affiliations

    • Pfizer Inc, New York, New York
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Pfizer Inc.
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  • Sandeep Duttagupta

      Affiliations

    • Pfizer Inc, New York, New York
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Pfizer Inc.
    • ,
  • The United States Self-Esteem and Relationship Questionnaire Study Group

Received 13 April 2005

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 Study received local Institutional Review Board approval.

PII: S0022-5347(05)00418-0

doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)00418-0

The Journal of Urology
Volume 175, Issue 3 , Pages 1058-1062 , March 2006

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