Clinical evaluation of hot flushes developing during endocrine therapy for prostate carcinoma

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 614-620

  Suzuki, Kazumi ^a   Kobayashi, Minoru ^a   Tokue, Akihiko ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Endocrine therapy; Hot flush; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; ESTRAMUSTINE PHOSPHATE; GONADORELIN ANTIBODY; KAMPO; NONSTEROIDAL ANTIANDROGEN; STEROIDAL ANTIANDROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141917710     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.94.614     Document Type: Article

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