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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;37(3):257-260.
doi: 10.5534/wjmh.190060. Epub 2019 Jun 5.

Thyroid Prostate Axis. Does It Really Exist?

Sandro La Vignera  1 , Rosita A Condorelli  2 , Rossella Cannarella  2 , Aldo E Calogero  2
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Editorial

Thyroid Prostate Axis. Does It Really Exist?

Sandro La Vignera et al. World J Mens Health. 2019 Sep.
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The authors have nothing to disclose.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Evaluation of thyroid function in patients with prostatic hyperplasia subjected to medical and surgical treatment. LUTS: lower urinary tract symptoms, TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone. aEvaluated by questionnaire's score.
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