Effect of obesity on prostatic hyperplasia: Its relation to sex steroid levels

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-59

  Soygur T ^a   Kupeli B ^b   Aydos, K ^a   Kupeli S ^a   Arikan, N ^a   Muftuoglu Y Z ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SSK Diskapi Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

EID: 0029943601     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02550138     Document Type: Article

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