Alfuzosin for the medical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms: a systematic review of the literature and narrative synthesis
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Urology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1756-2872,1756-2880
DOI: 10.1177/1756287221993283