Relationship Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Erectile Dysfunction: Results From the Boston Area Community Health Survey
August 2008
in “
The Journal of Urology
”
TLDR Men with urinary symptoms are more likely to have erectile dysfunction, and there's a debate about research methods and authorship ethics.
The document features correspondence about a study from the Boston Area Community Health Survey that examined the link between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction. Critics of the study questioned its methodology and originality, prompting a defense from the study's authors who justified their use of self-administered questionnaires and multiple imputation for handling missing data. Additionally, a separate discussion in the letters addressed the ethics of authorship in scientific publications, emphasizing the importance of recognizing those with substantial intellectual contributions, including professional medical writers. The editor of The Journal of Urology® recognized the need for clear authorship criteria that account for the contributions of medical writers.
