Prevalence and Characteristics of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men Aged ≥80 Years

Urology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 318-321

  Parsons, J Kellogg ^a,b,c   Bergstrom, Jaclyn ^c   Silberstein, Jonathan ^a   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINARY URGENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 48349095730     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.03.057     Document Type: Article

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