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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 27, 1993 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Doxazosin Treatment in Patients with Prostatic Obstruction

A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study

Mads Mark ChristensenDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Jørgen Bendix HolmeDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Peter Christian RasmussenDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Flemming JacobsenDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Jørn NielsenDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Jens Peter NørgaardDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Sigurd OlesenDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Ivan NoerDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Hans WolfDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Steen Elkjær HustedDepartment of Surgery K and Clinical Physiological Department, Randers Central Hospital and the Department of Surgery I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark
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Pages 39-44 | Received 07 Sep 1991, Accepted 27 Mar 1992, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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