Why alpha-blockers in prostatitis?

European Urology, Supplement

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 27-29

  Barbalias, George A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic alpha antagonists; Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Chronic prostatitis; Urethral obstruction; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; URINE FLOW RATE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037336498     PISSN: 15699056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9056(02)00197-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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