Prevalence of urinary symptoms and other urological conditions in Spanish men 50 years old or older

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1965-1970

  Hunter, Duncan J W ^b   Berra Unamuno, Aurora ^b   Martin Gordo, Ana ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

prostatectomy; prostatic hypertrophy; urinary tract; urologic diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER STONE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0029863168     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66063-4     Document Type: Article

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