A community based study of prostatic symptoms in Singapore

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 890-893

  Tan, H Y ^a   Choo, W C ^a   Archibald, C ^a   Esuvaranathan, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

prostate; prostatic hypertrophy; questionnaires; urination disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGAPORE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0031013182     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65076-6     Document Type: Article

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