Men with spinal cord injury have a smaller prostate than men without

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-123

  Hvarness, Helle ^a,b   Jakobsen, Henrik ^a   Biering Sørensen, Fin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Prostate; Spinal cord injury; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROLACTIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SIZE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 34247166683     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590600918048     Document Type: Article

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