A sham controlled trial of transurethral microwave therapy with subsequent treatment of the control group

Journal of Urology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 453-458

  Bdesha, A S ^a   Bunce, C J ^a   Snell, M E ^a   Witherow, R O ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

microwaves; prostatic diseases; prostatic hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICTURITION DISORDER; NOCTURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATISM; RESIDUAL URINE; URETHRA; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0028336756     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)32761-1     Document Type: Article

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