A 12-month study of the placebo effect in transurethral microwave thermotherapy

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-227

  De Wildt, M J A M ^a,b   Hubregtse, M ^b   Ogden, C ^c   Carter, S S T C ^a   Debruyne, P M J ^b   De La Rosette, J J M C H ^b  

^a Departments of Urology   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic enlargement; Placebo; Thermotherapy (TUMT)

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

EID: 0030030421     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1996.82511.x     Document Type: Article

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