Urology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 112-116 , January 2010

Longer Time to Peak Flow Predicts Better Arterial Flow Parameters on Penile Doppler Ultrasound

Received 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 30 May 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)02235-3

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.05.102

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 112-116 , January 2010