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Is there a role for extracorporeal shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction unresponsive to phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors?

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This work was supported by the Science and Technology Foundation of the Sichuan Province (2014JY0183 to Yi-ping Lu) and the Science and Technology Foundation of the Chengdu City (2014-HM01-00301-SF to Yi-ping Lu).

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ZJ Zou and YP Lu wrote and edited the manuscript. ZH Liu and LY Tang collected the data.

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Zou, Zj., Liu, Zh., Tang, Ly. et al. Is there a role for extracorporeal shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction unresponsive to phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors?. World J Urol 35, 167–171 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-016-1899-y

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