Relationship of socioeconomic factors with medical utilization for lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic hyperplasia in a South Korean community

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-148

  Kim, Han Hae ^a,e   Kong, Kyoung Ae ^b   Lee, Hun Jae ^c   Yoon, Hana ^b   Lee, Bo Eun ^d   Moon, Ok Ryun ^e   Park, Hyesook ^b  

^a Korea Institute for Health   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Medical utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SOCIAL CLASS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; SOCIAL CLASS; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 33646354621     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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