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01-03-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Efficacy and safety of dutasteride for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Luca Cindolo, Mario Alvarez-Maestro, Roberto Castellucci, Luigi Schips

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 3/2015

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Efficacy and safety of dutasteride for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Luca Cindolo
Mario Alvarez-Maestro
Roberto Castellucci
Luigi Schips
Publication date: 01-03-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: World Journal of Urology / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-014-1300-y

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