Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in men over 40 years: A cross-sectional study in Samsun

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 297-301

  Sünter, Ahmet Tevfik ^a   Dündar, Cihad ^a   Canbaz, Sevgi ^a   Dabak, Fiennur ^a   Pekşen, Yildiz ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ageing men; IPSS; LUTS

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MAMMALS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS (LUTS);

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURIA; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 35649017635     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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