The natural history of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia as diagnosed by North American urologists

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-15

  Barry, Michael J ^a   Fowler Jr , Floyd J ^a   Bin, Lin ^a   Pitts III, James C ^a   Harris, Christopher J ^a   Mulley Jr , Albert G ^a   Holtgrewe, H L ^a  

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Author keywords

prognosis; prostatectomy; prostatic hypertrophy; urinary retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0031060246     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65267-4     Document Type: Article

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