Prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Spanish men 40 years old or older

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 878-882

  Chicharro Molero, J A ^a   Burgos Rodriguez, R ^a   Sanchez Cruz, J J ^a   Del Rosal Samaniego, J M ^a   Rodero Carcia, P ^a   Rodriguez Vallejo, J M ^a  

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Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Epidemiology; Prostate; Prostatic hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031883592     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63760-1     Document Type: Article

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