The Association Between Vascular Risk Factors and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Both Sexes

European Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 581-586

  Ponholzer, Anton ^a   Temml, Christian ^a   Wehrberger, Clemens ^a   Marszalek, Martin ^a   Madersbacher, Stephan ^a  

^a Donauspital ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Ageing; Atherosclerosis; Micturition; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URETHRA DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UROLOGIC DISEASES; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33746911224     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.01.031     Document Type: Article

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