The American urological association symptom index: Early postoperative evaluation of irritative and obstructive symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-447

  Ichiyanagi, O ^a   Ishigooka, M ^a   Hashimoto, T ^a   Hayani, S ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a   Nakada, T ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030657818     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02551111     Document Type: Article

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