Effects of finasteride in patients with inflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot study

Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 502-505

  Leskinen, Markku ^a   Lukkarinen, Olavi ^a   Marttila, Timo ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MICTURITION; ORGAN SIZE; PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDUAL URINE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FINASTERIDE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033104382     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00540-8     Document Type: Article

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