The prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia in elderly men in Korea: A community-based study

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 843-847

  Hyoung, Keun Park ^a   Park, Hongzoo ^b   Sung, Yong Cho ^b   Bae, Jungbum ^b   Seong, Jin Jeong ^b   Sung, Kyu Hong ^b   Cheol, Yong Yoon ^b   Byun, Seok Soo ^b   Sang, Eun Lee ^b   Ki, Woong Kim ^b  

^a Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Prostatic hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; KOREA; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349266830     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2009.50.9.843     Document Type: Article

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