Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction in older men and women: an overview of systematic reviews.

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Published in Maturitas on July 22, 2011

Authors

Edzard Ernst1, Paul Posadzki, Myeong Soo Lee

Author Affiliations

1: Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. Edzard.Ernst@pms.ac.uk

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