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Original Research

Prostatic urethral angle might be a predictor of treatment efficacy of α-blockers in men with lower urinary tract symptoms

Chen-Pang Hou1 Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chien-Lun Chen1 Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Yu-Hsiang Lin1 Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Yu-Lun Tsai1 Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Phei-Lang Chang1 Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Horng-Heng Juang2 Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Ke-Hung Tsui1 Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 937-943 | Published online: 15 Jul 2014

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