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A Population-Based Study of Health Care^Seeking Behavior for Treatment of Urinary Symptoms

The Olmsted County Study of Urinary Symptoms and Health Status Among Men

Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD; Harry A. Guess, MD, PhD; Laurel Panser, MA, MS; Cynthia J. Girman, MS; Christopher G. Chute, MD, DrPH; Joseph E. Oesterling, MD; Michael M. Lieber, MD

Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(7):729-735.


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