Characteristic pattern of human prostatic growth with age

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 269-271

  Xia, Shu Jie ^a   Xu, Xiao Xin ^b   Teng, Jian Bao ^c   Xu, Chun Xiao ^c   Tang, Xiao Da ^a  

^a SHANGHAI FIRST PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Department of Urology   (China)

^c SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Age factor; Androgen; B ultrasonography; Prostatic hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; ORGAN WEIGHT; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE;

EID: 0036961159     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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