Quality of life assessment in patients treated with lower energy thermotherapy (Prostasoft 2.0): Results of a randomized transurethral microwave thermotherapy versus sham study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1839-1844

  Francisca, E A E ^a   D'Ancona, F C H ^a   Hendriks, J C M ^a   Kiemeney, L A L M ^a   Debruyne, F M J ^a   De La Rosette, J J M C H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microwaves; Prostate; Quality of life; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; URETHRA; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030873901     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64141-7     Document Type: Article

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