Cumulative prevalence of prostatism matches the autopsy prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia

The Prostate

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 241-246

  Guess, H A ^b   Arrighi, H M ^a   Metter, E J ^c   Fozard, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; clinical diagnosis; epidemiology; geriatrics; longitudinal studies

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATISM;

EID: 0025645805     PISSN: 02704137     EISSN: 10970045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pros.2990170308     Document Type: Article

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