Prevalence of BPH and lower urinary tract symptoms in West Africans
Prevalence of BPH and lower urinary tract symptoms in West Africans
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Chokkalingam, A P , Yeboah, E D , DeMarzo, A , Netto, G , Yu, K , Biritwum, R B , Tettey, Y , Adjei, A , Jadallah, S , Li, Y , Chu, L W , Chia, D , Niwa, S , Partin, A , Thompson, I M , Roehrborn, C , Hoover, R N and Hsing, A W
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Background:
BPH and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are very common among older men in Western countries. However, the prevalence of these two conditions in the developing countries is less clear.
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We assessed the age-standardized prevalence of BPH and/or LUTS among West Africans in a probability sample of 950 men aged 50–74 in...
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Prevalence of BPH and lower urinary tract symptoms in West Africans
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6314026
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6314026
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1365-7852,1476-5608
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1476-5608
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10.1038/pcan.2011.43
