Statin use and decreased risk of benign prostatic enlargement and lower urinary tract symptoms
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms: research priorities.
Department of Urology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University ‘‘La Sapienza,’’ Rome, Italy; Department of Urology, University Medical Centre HamburgEppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Urology Clinic, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Universitätsspital Basel, Urologische Klinik, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Urology, University Hospital of Lublin, Lublin, Poland; Department of Urology, Vita-Sa...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BJU International
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1464-4096
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09598.x