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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2017

Effect of α-receptor blockers on lower urinary tract symptoms, sexual function and quality of life in young and middle-aged men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Tongqing Wang, Lei Wang, Yalin Liang, Jiechang Ju, Yi Cai, Jie Zhang, Hongtao Zhen, Yaolei Liu, Xiaolong Tang, Jizheng Wang and 1 more

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tongqing WangDepartment of Urology Ward One, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Lei WangDepartment of Urology Ward One, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Yalin LiangDepartment of Nephrology, Zhengzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China.
Jiechang JuDepartment of Andrology, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Yi CaiDepartment of Urology Ward One, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Jie ZhangDepartment of Urology Ward One, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Hongtao ZhenDepartment of Urology Ward One, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Yaolei LiuDepartment of Urology Ward One, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Xiaolong TangDepartment of Urology Ward One, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Jizheng WangDepartment of Urology Ward One, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Jian LiuDepartment of Urology Ward One, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to the Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, P.R. China.
Zhengzhou Central Hospital · CNZhengzhou People's Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of two common α

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alfuzosinbenign prostatic hyperplasialife qualitylower urinary tract symptomssexual functiontamsulosin

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PMCPMC5488476
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