Latin american study on patient acceptance of the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) in the evaluation of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia

Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-49

  Netto Jr , Nelson Rodrigues ^a   De Lima, Marcelo Lopes ^a   De Andrade, Enrico Ferreira M ^a   Apuzzo, Fábio ^a   Da Silva, Marcelo Brandao ^a   Davidzon, Isidoro M ^a   Moises, Miguel J ^a   Chamma, Eduardo J ^a   Bogado, Humberto ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0343035753     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(96)00372-X     Document Type: Article

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