Efficacy of Low-Intensity Shock Wave Therapy for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetic Patients: A Pooled Analysis

June 2018 in “ The Journal of Sexual Medicine ”

Leonid Spivak, A.Z. Vinarov, T. Shultz-More … Ilan Gruenwald

Studysummary Low-intensity shock wave therapy is effective in treating erectile dysfunction in diabetic patients.

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