The Journal of Urology
Volume 181, Issue 2 , Pages 710-716 , February 2009

Risk Factors for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Suggestive of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in a Community Based Population of Healthy Aging Men: The Krimpen Study

Received 9 June 2008

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 Study received approval from the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam medical ethics committee.

PII: S0022-5347(08)02711-0

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.10.025

The Journal of Urology
Volume 181, Issue 2 , Pages 710-716 , February 2009

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