Updated results of a randomized, double-blind, multicenter sham-controlled trial of microwave thermotherapy with the Dornier Urowave in patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 102-108

  Trachtenberg, John ^a   Roehrborn, Claus G ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URETHRA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; URETHRA;

EID: 0032396519     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003450050034     Document Type: Article

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